""Mrs. Trump and her 'unitary executive' husband along with their MAGA myrmidons have made a practice of threatening those who speak against them with costly SLAPP actions in order to silence their speech," Wolff said in the filing. SLAPP cases - strategic lawsuits against public participation - are designed to silence speech and intimidate recipients with the threat of defending expensive lawsuits."
"The intrigue: Wolff is asking the New York Supreme Court to issue a declaratory judgement that he hasn't defamed Trump, along with compensation under the state's Anti-Slapp Law. Though Trump's team had cited Florida law in its warning to Wolff, he sued the First Lady in New York, which has a stronger anti-SLAPP law than the Sunshine State, according to the Public Participation Project."
Wolff filed in New York seeking a declaratory judgment that he did not defame the First Lady and requesting compensation under New York's Anti-SLAPP law. Wolff alleges the Trumps repeatedly threaten critics with costly strategic lawsuits aimed at silencing speech. Wolff's attorney says the First Amendment has been under assault amid efforts to discredit the press. The filing lists 11 contested statements across podcasts, articles, and social posts that the First Lady's team calls defamatory, including claims about Epstein ties and the Trumps' marriage; Wolff counters that statements were taken out of context, misattributed, or protected opinion.
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