4th Circ. Sides With Trump Jr. In Ex-Coal CEO's Libel Suit

By Henrik Nilsson (March 25, 2024, 11:14 PM EDT) -- A Fourth Circuit panel on Monday upheld Donald Trump Jr.'s win against former coal company CEO and U.S. Senate candidate Don Blankenship's defamation suit, saying there's no evidence Trump Jr. acted with actual malice when he called Blankenship a "felon" — instead of a person convicted of a federal misdemeanor — on social media....

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