{"id":2635758,"date":"2026-07-26T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-makes-next-move-after-judge-tosses-out-anti-trump-authors-lawsuit-against-her\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:26:13","slug":"melania-makes-next-move-after-judge-tosses-out-anti-trump-authors-lawsuit-against-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-makes-next-move-after-judge-tosses-out-anti-trump-authors-lawsuit-against-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Makes Next Move After Judge Tosses Out Anti-Trump Author&#8217;s Lawsuit Against Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelania-makes-next-move-after-judge-tosses-out-anti-trump-authors-lawsuit-against-her%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article features First Lady Melania Trump addressing false allegations concerning her relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She is known for rarely defending herself publicly but has taken action against claims made by author Michael Wolff, who suggested a close connection with Epstein. Melania filed for sanctions against Wolff after he made defamatory statements and attempted too sue her for defamation, which was dismissed by a judge for being meritless and legally frivolous. Melania has consistently denied any close ties to Epstein, emphasizing her disapproval of such allegations and defending her reputation through legal channels.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>First Lady Melania Trump is no stranger to being attacked.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s her, her son, or her famous husband, Trump has taken many of the arrows fired her way by typically taking the high road.<\/p>\n<p>(Though sometimes, like when Rosie O\u2019Donnell smeared Melania\u2019s son, the first lady did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-trump-opens-barron-bullied-rosie-odonnells-autism-allegations-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fire back<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s rather rare for Melania to ever publicly defend herself from smear attacks. But there does appear to be one topic she seems to care very deeply about: Her alleged relationship with disgraced convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>And Michael Wolff, the author perhaps best known for penning a quartet of largely unflattering books about President Donald Trump, is learning the hard way that Melania truly does not appreciate being linked to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/first-lady-melania-trump-files-motion-sanctions-against-michael-wolff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, the first lady filed a motion on Tuesday for sanctions against Wolff.<\/p>\n<p>This move comes after Wolff\u2019s own preemptive lawsuit against Trump was tossed out by a judge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/21\/melania-trump-wants-court-sanction-michael-wolff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> reported that Wolff had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufo-whistleblower-disappointed-with-mexicos-display-of-non-human-alien-corpses\/\" title=\"UFO whistleblower unimpressed by Mexico&#039;s exhibit of &#039;alien corpses&#039;.\">previously made claims<\/a> that Trump had a very close relationship with Epstein. Melania, who has denied this rumor, had her team send a letter to Wolff, asking him to stop.<\/p>\n<p>Melania\u2019s team had sent a pre-action notice to Wolff, identifying defamatory statements while also demanding a retraction and apology.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of doing that, however, Wolff actually sued Trump as a form of harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News noted that Wolff claimed he was suing Trump to prevent her from suing him for $1 billion over defamation allegations.<\/p>\n<p>That preemptive lawsuit\u2026 did not work out.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News noted: \u201cEarlier this year, a federal judge tossed Wolff\u2019s lawsuit against the first lady, calling it a \u2018contorted\u2019 effort and \u2018not how the federal courts work.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melania\u2019s team agreed with that characterization, as it has argued that Wolff turned a very serious legal matter into \u201ca fundraising drive and a political spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaintiff and his counsel asserted a legally frivolous claim, propped it up with factual contentions that lacked any evidentiary support, and used them to run a political and commercial campaign,\u201d Melania\u2019s legal team said. \u201cThey should pay for Mrs. Trump\u2019s fees and expenses incurred for the process they abused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal team wasn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaintiff filed a patently meritless lawsuit and used it to harass Mrs. Trump in public,\u201d the team stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe requested sanctions do not depend on a ruling that Plaintiff\u2019s statements were defamatory. They rest on the unsupported and mischaracterized federal submissions, the use of those papers for improper purposes, counsel\u2019s multiplication of the federal proceedings, and the Court\u2019s findings that the action itself was abusively presented as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >textbook bad-faith forum-shopping<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose independent grounds support sanctions against Plaintiff and his counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump has long denied that she has ever had anything resembling a close relationship with the convicted Epstein, who died in 2019.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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