Veteran author Michael Wolff has filed a lawsuit against Melania Trump, alleging that the former First Lady conducted a deliberate effort to tarnish his reputation.

Wolff contends that Melania Trump falsely accused him of fabricating interviews and intimidating sources in a strategic move to block the release of his forthcoming book, “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump (Redux).” This legal action follows years of tension between Wolff and former President Donald Trump, who has frequently dismissed Wolff as a “third-rate reporter.”

The author claims that Melania’s team engaged in spreading falsehoods for financial gain. TMZ was the first to report on this lawsuit.

Wolff insists that Melania’s statements are part of a “calculated campaign to destroy his reputation and livelihood,” which he says has jeopardized his multi-million dollar book contract.

Furthermore, Wolff accuses Melania of instructing a public relations firm to warn media outlets of potential legal consequences if they covered his book.

Wolff accused Melania of ordering a PR firm to tell media outlets they would face legal action if they covered his book. 

That may not be the only legal battle entangling Wolff and the Trumps.  

Documents obtained by the Daily Mail show that more recently, the First Lady has threatened to sue Wolff over claims he made that she had ties to the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Author Michael Wolff has sued Melania Trump claiming the First Lady engaged in a ‘calculated campaign to destroy’ the writer’s reputation

Wolff is allegedly being blocked from publishing ‘The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump (Redux)’

The Epstein claims from Wolff were repeated by Hunter Biden in an interview and Trump threatened to sue him as well, with her attorney Alejandro Brito calling Wolff ‘a serial fabulist.’ 

Wolff – who also said he ‘is contemplating writing a book’ about Epstein using hours of interviews he conducted with the disgraced financier – is suing the First Lady for damages under New York’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) laws which silence critics of powerful people. 

His attorneys argue that the First Lady sent him what he calls a ‘threat letter’ on October 15 saying if he didn’t stop making what Trump’s attorneys called defaming statements in six days, she would sue him for $1billion.

Wolff argued that the Trumps ‘have made a practice of threatening those ho speak against them with costly SLAPP actions in order to silence their speech, to intimidate their critics generally and to extract unjustified payments and North Korean-style confessions and apologies.

His attorney provided the alleged ‘threat letter’ Trump sent via her attorney which takes exception to six statements Wolff made about the First Lady’s connections to Epstein.

One of the disputed statements suggests ‘Melania could be the missing link in President Trump’s ties’ to Epstein and that President Trump ‘first slept with Melania’ on Epstein’s infamous ‘Lolita Express.’

Wolff is suing for damages and legal fees in New York State Supreme Court. 

The Daily Mail has reached out the White House and attorneys for both Wolff and the First Lady for comment. 

Wolff argued that the First Lady’s team has lied about Wolff fabricating interviews and intimidating sources, having ‘manufactured lies for profit’

Documents obtained by the Daily Mail show that more recently, the First Lady has threatened to sue Wolff over claims he made that she had ties to the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

His attorneys argue that the First Lady sent him what he calls a ‘threat letter’ (pictured) on October 15 saying if he didn’t stop making what Trump’s attorneys called defaming statements in six days, she would sue him for $1billion

Previously, Melania threatened to sue Hunter Biden for $1 billion after he repeated false claim that she was introduced to her husband by Epstein.

The First Lady’s lawyer demanded that Biden ‘immediately retract the false, defamatory, disparaging and inflammatory statements made about Mrs. Trump.’

The younger Biden had parroted claims first made by Wolff, who appeared on a Daily Beast podcast in late July, and said both Epstein and the president were involved with a ‘model agent’ who introduced Trump to the first lady.

The Daily Beast published Wolff’s claims in a story – and has since apologized for it.

The 55-year-old son of former President Joe Biden made a follow-up appearance on Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan on August 5 and let the allegations rip.

‘They knew each other well, they spent an enormous amount of time together,’ Biden said of Donald Trump and Epstein. ‘According to his biographer, Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania, that’s how Melania .. the first lady and the president met.’

In a letter addressed to Biden and his longtime lawyer Abbe Lowell, Brito called Biden’s comments ‘false, defamatory, and lewd.’

The president has long been engaged in a rivalry with Wolff, who has written four books about Trump’s time in politics.   

Wolff argued that the Trumps ‘have made a practice of threatening those ho speak against them with costly SLAPP actions in order to silence their speech, to intimidate their critics generally and to extract unjustified payments and North Korean-style confessions and apologies

Previously, Melania Trump (pictured right) threatened to sue Hunter Biden (pictured left) for $1 billion after he made the false claim that she was introduced to her husband by Epstein 

Wolff most recently wrote a book chronicling the 2024 Trump campaign.

Some of the more salacious passages include Trump seeing Elon Musk jumping up and down at his Pennsylvania rally and reportedly asking: ‘What the f*** is wrong with this guy? And why doesn’t his shirt fit?’

Wolff also accused Trump of engaging with conspiracy theories about Michelle Obama’s gender; praising O.J. Simpson’s ‘Dream Team’ of lawyers and profanely insulting his own.

Despite White House Communications Director Steven Cheung already slamming Wolff in May as a ‘lying sack of s***’ Trump responded himself in a lengthy post on Truth Social. 

‘So-called ”Author” Michael Wolff’s new book is a total FAKE JOB, just like the other JUNK he wrote,’ he said, referring to his three previous books about Trump.

Trump claims that he ‘never called [Wolff] back’ despite his attempts ‘many times trying to set up a meeting’ because he didn’t want to give him any credibility. 

‘Others in the Administration were also called, they reported his calls, and likewise, did not talk to him,’ he added.

Trump believes he may have been able to speak ‘to a small number of people, but not meaningfully’ for the new book.

Donald Trump has long complained about Wolff’s books about him, which the president said are pure fiction

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‘His other books about me have been discredited, as this one will be also. I am one who believes in commenting about FAKE NEWS, or made up stories, even if you have to ”punch low,” and shouldn’t be wasting the time required to do so,’ he said.

Trump then went on to count his various recent victories, saying he’d had the greatest election and ‘perhaps the greatest first month EVER.’

He added that Wolff only wants to discuss negative and, in Trump’s words, false things about him and his administration. 

‘He mentions the people that surrounded me during the Election, and in many cases now, in derogatory terms, but they couldn’t have been that bad because here I am in the White House, refusing to take his calls,’ Trump said.

Trump accuses Wolff of faking his sources and that if they are real, ‘let them be revealed.’ 

The president concluded: ‘Watch, it will never happen. He is FAKE NEWS, a total LOSER, and no one should waste their time or money in buying this boring and obviously fictitious book!’