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Judge Dismisses Trump Media’s $38B Lawsuit | Philadelphia News
A federal judge just dismissed Trump Media’s $38 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post, ruling they failed to prove the paper acted with “actual malice”—a high bar for public figures. The case stemmed from a 2023 Post article about Trump Media’s SPAC merger, which later traded as DJT. Despite calling the reporting a “yearslong crusade,” Trump Media couldn’t meet the legal standard requiring proof of knowledge of falsehoods or reckless disregard. After discovery, the Post corrected a key error—claiming Trump Media didn’t pay a $240K loan referral fee—something Trump Media now…
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