‘Abusively presented spat’: Judge dismisses author Michael Wolff’s suit against Melania Trump
“There are many features of this case that make it complicated: the prominence of the personalities involved, the scandalizing content of the underlying statements, and, frankly, an inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship,” U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote in her 45-page opinion. The Court will not be conscripted to oversee an abusively presented spat and so declines to reach the merits here,” Vyskocil added.
- ▪“There are many features of this case that make it complicated: the prominence of the personalities involved, the scandalizing content of the underlying statements, and, frankly, an inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship,” U.S.
- ▪District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote in her 45-page opinion.
- ▪The Court will not be conscripted to oversee an abusively presented spat and so declines to reach the merits here,” Vyskocil added.
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| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 12:26:03 +0000 |
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Court Battles ‘Abusively presented spat’: Judge dismisses author Michael Wolff’s suit against Melania Trump Comments: by Zach Schonfeld - 05/23/26 8:26 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 05/23/26 8:26 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING A federal judge on Friday dismissed Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump, launched after she threatened to sue the author for defamation. “There are many features of this case that make it complicated: the prominence of the personalities involved, the scandalizing content of the underlying statements, and, frankly, an inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship,” U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote in her 45-page opinion. “But the outcome is simple.
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