Author Michael Wolff filed a bombshell lawsuit against Melania Trump that claims the First Lady waged a ‘calculated campaign to destroy’ the writer’s reputation.
Wolff claims Melania made false statements about him supposedly fabricating interviews and intimidating sources. He believes the lies were part of a vicious attempt to thwart the publishing of his upcoming tell-all.
The notorious author has been battling Donald Trump for years, with the president repeatedly calling Wolff a ‘third-rate reporter.’
Wolff argued that the First Lady’s team ‘manufactured lies for profit.’ The lawsuit was first reported by TMZ.
He called Melania’s claims ‘a calculated campaign to destroy his reputation and livelihood’ while allegedly ruining his multi-million dollar book deal.
Wolff accused Melania of ordering a PR firm to tell media outlets they would face legal action if they covered his book: ‘The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump (Redux).’
That may not be the only legal battle entangling Wolff and the Trumps.
Documents obtained by the Daily Mail show that more recently, the First Lady has threatened to sue Wolff over claims he made that she allegedly had ties to the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Author Michael Wolff has sued Melania Trump claiming the First Lady engaged in a ‘calculated campaign to destroy’ the writer’s reputation
Wolff is allegedly being blocked from publishing ‘The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump (Redux)’
The Epstein claims from Wolff were repeated by Hunter Biden in an interview and Trump threatened to sue him as well, with her attorney Alejandro Brito calling Wolff ‘a serial fabulist.’
Wolff – who also said he ‘is contemplating writing a book’ about Epstein using hours of interviews he conducted with the disgraced financier – is suing the First Lady for damages under New York’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) laws which silence critics of powerful people.
His attorneys argue that the First Lady sent him what he calls a ‘threat letter’ on October 15 saying if he didn’t stop making what Trump’s attorneys called defaming statements in six days, she would sue him for $1billion.
Wolff argued that the Trumps ‘have made a practice of threatening those who speak against them with costly SLAPP actions in order to silence their speech, to intimidate their critics generally and to extract unjustified payments and North Korean-style confessions and apologies.
His attorney provided the alleged ‘threat letter’ Trump sent via her attorney which takes exception to six statements Wolff made about the First Lady’s connections to Epstein.
One of the disputed statements suggests ‘Melania could be the missing link in President Trump’s ties’ to Epstein and that President Trump ‘first slept with Melania’ on Epstein’s infamous ‘Lolita Express.’
Wolff is suing for damages and legal fees in New York State Supreme Court.
The Daily Mail has reached out the White House and attorneys for both Wolff and the First Lady for comment.
Wolff argued that the First Lady’s team has lied about him fabricating interviews and intimidating sources, having ‘manufactured lies for profit’
Documents obtained by the Daily Mail show that more recently, the First Lady has threatened to sue Wolff over claims he made that she had ties to the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
His attorneys argue that the First Lady sent him what he calls a ‘threat letter’ (pictured) on October 15 saying if he didn’t stop making what Trump’s attorneys called defaming statements in six days, she would sue him for $1billion
Previously, Melania threatened to sue Hunter Biden for $1 billion after he repeated Wolff’s claim that she was introduced to her husband by Epstein.
The First Lady’s lawyer demanded that Biden ‘immediately retract the false, defamatory, disparaging and inflammatory statements made about Mrs. Trump.’
The younger Biden had parroted the claims made by Wolff during a Daily Beast podcast in late July.
The Daily Beast published Wolff’s claims in a story – and has since apologized for it.
The 55-year-old son of former President Joe Biden made a follow-up appearance on Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan on August 5 and let the allegations rip.
In a letter addressed to Biden and his longtime lawyer Abbe Lowell, Brito called Biden’s comments ‘false, defamatory, and lewd.’
The president has long been engaged in a rivalry with Wolff, who has written four books about Trump’s time in politics.
Wolff argued that the Trumps ‘have made a practice of threatening those ho speak against them with costly SLAPP actions in order to silence their speech, to intimidate their critics generally and to extract unjustified payments and North Korean-style confessions and apologies
Previously, Melania Trump (pictured right) threatened to sue Hunter Biden (pictured left) for $1 billion after he made the false claim about her and Epstein
Wolff most recently wrote a book chronicling the 2024 Trump campaign.
Some of the more salacious passages include Trump seeing Elon Musk jumping up and down at his Pennsylvania rally and reportedly asking: ‘What the f*** is wrong with this guy? And why doesn’t his shirt fit?’
Wolff also accused Trump of engaging with conspiracy theories about Michelle Obama’s gender; praising O.J. Simpson’s ‘Dream Team’ of lawyers and profanely insulting his own.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung slammed Wolff in May as a ‘lying sack of s***.’ Donald Trump also responded himself in a lengthy post on Truth Social.
‘So-called ”Author” Michael Wolff’s new book is a total FAKE JOB, just like the other JUNK he wrote,’ he said, referring to his three previous books.
Trump claims that he ‘never called [Wolff] back’ despite his attempts ‘many times trying to set up a meeting’ because he didn’t want to give him any credibility.
‘Others in the Administration were also called, they reported his calls, and likewise, did not talk to him,’ he added.
Trump believes he may have been able to speak ‘to a small number of people, but not meaningfully’ for the new book.
Trump has long complained about Wolff’s books about him, which the president said are pure fiction
All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America recounts how Trump had doubts about Musk after the Tesla CEO jumped wildly with his fists in air as he joined the president at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania
‘His other books about me have been discredited, as this one will be also. I am one who believes in commenting about FAKE NEWS, or made up stories, even if you have to ”punch low,” and shouldn’t be wasting the time required to do so,’ he said.
Trump then went on to count his various recent victories, saying he’d had the greatest election and ‘perhaps the greatest first month EVER.’
He added that Wolff only wants to discuss negative and, in Trump’s words, false things about him and his administration.
‘He mentions the people that surrounded me during the Election, and in many cases now, in derogatory terms, but they couldn’t have been that bad because here I am in the White House, refusing to take his calls,’ Trump said.
Trump accuses Wolff of faking his sources and that if they are real, ‘let them be revealed.’
The president concluded: ‘Watch, it will never happen. He is FAKE NEWS, a total LOSER, and no one should waste their time or money in buying this boring and obviously fictitious book!’
