Washington Post dodges Trump Media defamation suit

TAMPA, Fla. — The Washington Post won summary judgment from a Florida federal court on Trump Media’s defamation complaint over its article headlined “Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a stake in Trump’s Truth Social.” The newspaper admits the article included false information — the claim that Trump Media Technology Group “paid a $240,000 referral fee in connection with an $8 million loan from an entity known as ES Family Trust” — and has since issued a correction, but there was no proof of malice in its actions.