February 03, 2023
A D.C. federal judge tossed with leave to amend a libel lawsuit by former President Donald Trump's campaign alleging two Washington Post opinion pieces by left-leaning commentators published in June 2019 defamed him, finding Friday that the campaign has only identified "non-actionable opinions" and has not sufficiently pled actual malice.
August 25, 2020
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign defended its defamation suit against The Washington Post on Monday, telling a D.C. federal judge that the two opinion articles at issue contain false statements presented as facts and cannot be protected under the Constitution and New York state's fair report privilege.
July 21, 2020
The Washington Post fired back at President Donald Trump's reelection campaign over its recent defamation suit, telling a D.C. federal judge that the two opinion pieces being challenged are constitutionally protected statements of opinion under federal and New York law and that the complaint runs counter to the First Amendment.