Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of the Truth Social platform, has taken legal action against The Washington Post, filing a defamation lawsuit seeking damages of a whopping $3.78 billion.
The case was filed late Saturday night in Sarasota County, Florida, alleging that the far-left WaPo published false and defamatory statements about the Truth Social platform, its CEO, Devin Nunes, and former President Trump, damaged his reputation and incurred significant financial losses. caused damage.
“WaPo has been on a crusade against TMTG for years, marked by the withholding of pertinent information in its possession – a bitterly ironic truth for a publication whose motto is ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’, the indictment said.
“WaPo’s latest slander poses an existential threat to TMTG and causes huge losses. TMTG is bringing this suit to recover special damages to its business and goodwill, actual damages to its name and reputation, and damages for WaPo’s gross misconduct.
A lawsuit was filed against the Post, saying it had “published a blatant hit piece falsely accusing TMTG of securities fraud and other misconduct”.
The lawsuit revolves around an article released by The Washington Post, which allegedly obtained information from Will Wilkerson, a former TMTG employee who was also the source of the Guardian’s false and defamatory ‘money laundering’ story .
Trump Media and Technology Group alleges that the article contained inaccuracies and malicious intent to harm the company’s interests.
“On May 13, 2023, WaPo published an online article with the clickbait headline, “Trust Linked to Porn-Friendly Bank May Get a Share in Trump’s Truth Social.” [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/13/trump-truth-socialloan-questions/ (the “WaPo Article”)]said the pack.