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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Trump Media files $3.78bn defamation lawsuit against Washington Post over Truth Social reporting

Washington Post/Jabin Botsford

The company behind Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform has filed a $3.78bn defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post.

The lawsuit, filed by Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (TMTG) in Florida’s Sarasota County, claims that a 13 May article that alleged the company may have committed securities fraud was false and defamatory, and posed an “existential threat”.

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