Federal judge dismisses Trump Media's $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post.
US District Judge Thomas Barber threw out Trump Media and Technology Group's defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post during summary judgment, ruling the company failed to present evidence that the newspaper published the allegedly defamatory statements with actual malice. The 2023 lawsuit concerned a Post article about a trust linked to a "porn-friendly bank" potentially gaining a stake in Truth Social.
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Both outlets report the same core ruling, but CNN notes The Post issued a correction on two assertions while WaPo omits this detail about its own story.
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“Judge tosses Trump Media's $3.8 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post”
“Judge rules for The Washington Post in $3.8B defamation suit brought by Trump Media”
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