Judge Mary – A New York federal judge threw out biographer Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against Melania Trump, criticizing both sides’ tactics and rejecting his attempt to derail her defamation case tied to his public comments about Jeffrey Epstein.
A New York federal judge didn’t just dismiss biographer Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against Melania Trump—she questioned the way the dispute was being fought.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil. appointed by President Donald Trump. threw out Wolff’s attempt to stop the first lady from suing him for his statements. In a Friday ruling. Vyskocil said Wolff’s effort to intervene in the case—arguing that Trump had a connection with Jeffrey Epstein—was “not how the federal courts work.”.
The decision comes with a sharp tone. In a 45-page federal opinion. obtained by TheWrap. Vyskocil wrote. “The Court will not be conscripted to oversee an abusively presented spat.” She also added in a footnote that Wolff’s “devil-may-care attitude towards the rules of procedure governing litigation in the federal courts” was “inappropriate and does not serve him well.”.
At the core of the court’s move: it declined to entertain Wolff’s judgment action because the judge determined he was trying to “short-circuit” the normal litigation process.
Wolff’s suit began in October, when he sued after Melania Trump allegedly sent him a threatening letter. The letter demanded that Wolff apologize or face $1 billion in damages.
The legal fight traces back to a demand letter threatening defamation action over public comments Melania Trump says she was targeted for. Wolff’s attorney defended him as “diligently” doing his job by asking “important questions that deserve inquiry. ” and the court documents indicate Wolff was considering penning a book on Epstein.
The dispute over Epstein ties has been part of a wider public back-and-forth. Wolff claimed on a Daily Beast podcast that Epstein told him that the two Trumps first slept together on Epstein’s private plane—a claim Melania Trump disputed. The Daily Beast later retracted its article. apologized. and noted that. as Melania Trump wrote in her memoir. she and Donald Trump met at the Kit Kat Club in New York in 1998.
The tension didn’t end with the podcast. In April, Melania Trump made a statement at the White House further denying any affiliation with the late child sex offender. She said she and her lawyers were fighting back against “unfound and baseless lies” that insinuated she had Epstein ties.
For now, the courtroom door has closed on Wolff’s effort to halt the first lady’s defamation path. Representatives for Wolff and Trump did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Still, the dispute has left a clear trail: Wolff’s claims about Epstein, Melania Trump’s public denials, a retraction and apology from the outlet involved, and now a federal judge’s rejection of what she viewed as an improper attempt to derail the litigation.
With Vyskocil’s ruling, the fight shifts back to the normal course of the case Melania Trump is pursuing—while the questions Wolff raised about Epstein remain exactly where the court believes they belong: in the process Wolff tried to sidestep.
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Wait so the judge sided with Melania??
This feels like a whole mess. He talked about Epstein and now they’re saying he did it wrong in court? Like the lawsuit being tossed is somehow proof he’s right? idk.
I saw something about a “$1 billion” letter and thought ok that’s insane. But then it’s about procedures and “short-circuiting” like… does that mean he tried to stop her case too early? also why is the judge name Mary Kay Vyskocil appointed by Trump always in these stories lol.
Honestly this whole Epstein tie thing is going nowhere. If Wolff was asking “important questions” shouldn’t the court hear it? Sounds like they just shut him down because he had the wrong vibe. And the article says Melania allegedly sent a threatening letter—so maybe he got what he deserved for bringing it up on a podcast? But then again, federal courts not how they work… okay sure.