Category: defamation

Trump Criticizes DOJ’s Refusal to Grant Presidential Immunity in Lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ) for reversing their position on whether he should have presidential immunity on comments he made regarding the defamation lawsuit against him by E. Jean Carroll. On his Truth Social platform Wednesday, Mr. Trump referred to the DOJ’s refusal to grant presidential immunity as “horrible” before adding, “We…


Judge Rejects Trump’s Effort to Dismiss First E. Jean Carroll Defamation Lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss one of the two lawsuits filed against him by writer E. Jean Carroll was rejected by a federal judge on June 29. Trump had attempted to have the court dismiss a lawsuit filed by Carroll in 2019 accusing the then-president of defaming her when he denied having raped her in a…


Trump Sues E. Jean Carroll for Defamation, False Statements After Jury Orders Him to Pay $5 Million

Former President Donald Trump has filed a counterclaim against author E. Jean Carroll, accusing her of defamation and making “false statements” after she alleged he raped her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in the mid-1990s. Trump’s counterclaim comes just a month after he was ordered to pay $5 million in damages when a…


Trump’s Truth Social Sues Washington Post for Over $3 Billion

Former President Donald Trump’s social media company has sued Jeff Bezos-owned The Washington Post for defamation and is seeking $3.78 billion in damages over an article that allegedly harmed Trump’s company’s reputation and caused “enormous loss.” The lawsuit was filed by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), which owns the social media platform Truth Social,…


School Librarian Files Defamation Lawsuit Over Parents’ Comments Objecting to Sexually Graphic Books

A New Jersey librarian has filed a defamation lawsuit against a group of parents over comments they made about her for including in the school library sexually explicit books so graphic that most media outlets will not run images or content from them. In her complaint, Roxbury High School librarian Roxanne Russo Caivano alleges that…


Defamation Suit Against Trump Funded by Democrat Megadonor, Lawyer Says

Former President Donald Trump is questioning the “bias and motive” behind a defamation suit against him by a New York writer after learning the lawsuit is funded by a Democrat megadonor, Hoffman Reid, court filings on April 13 indicate. The development is the latest saga of the legal battle between Trump and writer E. Jean…


Democrat Megadonor Behind Defamation Lawsuit Against Trump

Former President Donald Trump is questioning the “bias and motive” behind a defamation suit against him by a New York writer after learning the lawsuit is funded by a Democrat megadonor, Reid Hoffman, court filings on April 13 indicate. The development is the latest in the legal saga between Trump and writer E. Jean Carroll…


Brandon Straka Teases New Defamation Lawsuits Against Major Media Figures

Conservative activist Brandon Straka recently announced a new defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine, and he told The Epoch Times he also has plans to sue a big name talk show host and a major news outlet. On March 26, Straka—a conservative journalist, political commentator, activist, and prominent social media influencer—made a public Twitter announcement…


Appeal Court Doubles Defamation Award to BC Businessman

British Columbia businessman Stephen Pineau has been awarded a historic six-figure damages award after being defamed in online articles. On Dec. 16, the B.C. Court of Appeal doubled the original damages first awarded to Pineau from $60,000 to $120,000. Pineau sued the magazine Business in Vancouver for two articles, and KMI Publishing for one article—which…


Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Settle Defamation Appeals

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their defamation lawsuits following a high-profile trial earlier this year in which the former couple accused each other of physical and verbal abuse. Heard announced the settlement Monday on social media. Both sides had filed appeals of various aspects of the jury’s verdicts in June….