Donald Trump firm sues Washington Post for $3.78bn defamation damages
Donald Trump’s media company has filed a $3.78 billion damages claim against The Washington Post, accusing it of making defamatory allegations of “securities fraud and other wrongdoing”.
The claim made by Trump Media & Technology Group, which runs the social media site Truth Social, seeks $2.78 billion in compensation for “loss and injury to its business, brand, good will and future earning capacity”, along with $1 billion in punitive damages.
The claim, filed in the company’s home state of Florida, also seeks access to a trove of documents it claims were provided to the newspaper by Will Wilkerson, the company’s former executive vice-president of operations.
At the launch of the company, Trump, who has about five million followers on Truth Social, talked about the platform
