A federal judge has dismissed a preemptive lawsuit filed by author and journalist Michael Wolff against First Lady Melania Trump, ruling that the case was an improper attempt to secure a legal victory before any defamation lawsuit had even been filed.
In a sharply worded 45-page opinion issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil rejected Wolff’s request for the court to intervene, describing the filing as a “contorted” legal maneuver that did not belong in federal court. Although she acknowledged there was a genuine dispute between the parties, the judge said Wolff’s approach amounted to an “inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship.”
