BREAKING: Trump Social Media Company Seeks Nearly $4 Billion in Damages From Newspaper Publication

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), President Trump’s social media company and owner of the Truth Social platform, has sued The Washington Post for defamation.

TMTG seeks $3.78 billion in damages from the newspaper publication over an article published earlier this month.

Trump social media firm sues Washington Post for defamation, seeks $3.78 billion in damages https://t.co/gsNINZcn5D

— Just the News (@JustTheNews) May 21, 2023

Trump Media filed a $3.78 Billion lawsuit against the Washington Post last night, claiming they published defamatory articles about Truth Social, Donald Trump and CEO Devin Nunes. https://t.co/7vAJIYLVAJ pic.twitter.com/Zhk8piFcun

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 21, 2023

Just the News broke the story:

The suit alleges the Post “published an egregious hit piece that falsely accused TMTG of securities fraud and other wrongdoing” and “has been on a years-long crusade against TMTG characterized by the concealment of relevant information in its possession.”

“WaPo’s false criminal charges exposed TMTG to public ridicule, contempt and distrust, and injured TMTG’s business and reputation,” the suit said.

The legal action by the Trump firm comes just a few weeks after the Post won two Pulitzer Prize awards for its reporting last year and Fox News settled a $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.

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