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Melania Trump reaches settlement in libel lawsuit against Maryland blogger
Washington Post ^
| Feb 7, 2017
| Dan Morse
Posted on 02/07/2017 10:15:01 AM PST by 11th_VA
First lady Melania Trump has settled her defamation lawsuit against a Maryland blogger, who agreed to apologize to the Trump family and pay her a “substantial sum,” her lawyers said in a statement they released Tuesday morning.
“I posted an article on August 2, 2016 about Melania Trump that was replete with false and defamatory statements about her,” the blogger, Webster Tarpley, said in the statement provided by Trump’s attorneys.
Tarpley, 71 of Gaithersburg, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. One of his attorneys, Danielle D. Giroux, confirmed that a settlement had been reached.
The blogger’s article in August, reported about unfounded rumors that Melania Trump once worked as an escort.
TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 201608; 20160802; defamation; escort; flotusmelania; lawsuit; libel; libellawsuit; maryland; melania; melaniatrump; tarpley; trump; trumpfamily; webstertarpley; winning
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Even Melania is winning !!!
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:15:01 AM PST
by
11th_VA
To: 11th_VA
“Webster Tarpley?” A liberal by any other name.....
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:16:56 AM PST
by
TTFlyer
To: 11th_VA
Illegitimate no carborundu
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:17:17 AM PST
by
stocksthatgoup
(There will come a time when those screaming Fascists are in fact the actual Facists. W Churchill)
To: 11th_VA
She deserved to win,that idiot blogger was guilty as sin.He’s lucky that she accepted an out of court settlement.
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:18:03 AM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
To: 11th_VA
The First Lady takes care of business!
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:18:08 AM PST
by
donna
('God's standards, like it or not, are the basis for the laws that led to western civilization.)
To: 11th_VA
Yep. She is getting more winning too!
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:18:13 AM PST
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:18:15 AM PST
by
SubMareener
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To: Aaron0617
Okay, but what about the NewYorkDaily News? Its a $150 million lawsuit against them as well. Curious if they settle or go under.
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:19:17 AM PST
by
Aaron0617
To: TTFlyer
Webster Tarpley?
Is he a homo or transgendered?
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:19:40 AM PST
by
Roger Kaputnik
(Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
To: 11th_VA
“I posted an article on August 2, 2016 about Melania Trump that was replete with false and defamatory statements about her,” the blogger, Webster Tarpley, said in the statement provided by Trump’s attorneys.Is that the entire statement? It seems mighty short and general.
Also, how common is it for the plaintiff's attorney to provide the language of the apology? Even if it is common, I have never seen it mentioned. Seems a bit snarky to me.
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:20:38 AM PST
by
Freee-dame
(Best election ever.,)
To: Roger Kaputnik
"Is he a homo or transgendered?"
Homogenized?
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:22:10 AM PST
by
BlueLancer
(Ex Scientia Tridens)
To: 11th_VA
To: TTFlyer
To: 11th_VA
71!? Old hippie I’m sure. Long gray hair, drives a vw van, long dirty toenails sticking out of his birkenstocks.
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:23:00 AM PST
by
albie
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:23:20 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:24:25 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: vette6387
Someone needs to update the POS’ propaganda page.
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:25:22 AM PST
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: Aaron0617
Their source in admitting guilt has totally impeached them.
They will be looking to settle with retraction and full apology as well.
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:26:16 AM PST
by
Badboo
(Why it is important)
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
02/07/2017 10:26:18 AM PST
by
KSCITYBOY
(The media is corrupt)
To: albie
No. An old fat slob who has had more than his “fair share” of food. He needs to donate groceries to the needy. He could live off his fat for a year.
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