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4. A federal judge threw out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit-allegedly defamatory statements not made actual malice

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Wed Jul 8, 2026, 04:40 PM

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A federal judge threw out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Trump Media & Technology Group against The Washington Post (article May 13, 2023).

Trump Media failed to present convincing evidence that the WP published the allegedly defamatory statements with actual malice.

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Dude is just RACKING 'EM UP!!! AZJonnie Yesterday #1

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A federal judge threw out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit-allegedly defamatory statements not made actual malice LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #4

He does not consider it a loss. usedtobedemgurl 4 hrs ago #5