In a truly despicable turn of events, blogger Webster Tarpley accused First Lady Melania Trump of once working as a “high-end escort” – that is, a prostitute – on his site. Although he probably didn’t expect much to come of his crude claims, the First Lady filed suit against him for libel and beat him in court. The case, in which $150 million is said to be at stake, demonstrates not only the willingness of the Trump family to challenge unfounded claims about themselves but to emerge victorious doing so:
“The court finds the plaintiff has stated a claim for defamation,” Burrell ruled after hearing arguments on the issue in a Rockville courtroom. “The court believes most people, when they hear the words ‘high-end escort’ that describes a prostitute. There could be no more defamatory statement than to call a woman a prostitute.”
However, at the conclusion of a roughly two-hour-long hearing, it was unclear whether the first lady would be allowed to proceed against another, deeper-pocketed defendant in the Maryland suit–the New York-based corporate affiliate of London’s Daily Mail newspaper. That outlet published a similar account to Tarpley’s last August.
An attorney for Mail Media, Kelli Sager, argued Maryland was the wrong place for a New York resident like Trump to sue a New York company, Sager also disclosed that Melania Trump is also suing the parent company of the Daily Mail newspaper in a London court for libel over the same article that appeared on the Mail website.
Both Tarpley and the Mail retracted their articles after receiving complaints from Trump’s lawyers.”
Source: Politico
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AMERICA STANDS WITH THE FIRST LADY.
Do not stop the accusations were unacceptable
She’s beautiful, incredibly intelligent, hard working, and seems very kind. It’s better than having a bitter, hideous, controlling goblin as first lady.