by Misty Severi
The three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeals ruled that Trump has met his burden of proof and establishing jurisdiction to proceed with the case.
A Florida Court of Appeals on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Pulitzer board to continue, ruling that the president had met his burden of proof that there was actual malice and bias against him.
The defamation lawsuit stems from a Pulitzer board decision to award a prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The president also claimed he was defamed in a statement from the board, which came after Trump asked them to rescind the 2018 award. Trump filed the initial lawsuit in 2022.
The three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeals ruled that Trump has met his burden of proof and established jurisdiction to proceed with the case.
"The President has met his burden of establishing jurisdiction to proceed with his asserted claims that the non-resident defendants acted with actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth by knowingly conspiring with the Florida resident defendant to defame the President," the panel wrote. "Therefore, the trial court correctly denied the non-resident defendants’ motion to dismiss the President’s claims over the asserted publication of defamatory 'FAKE NEWS.'"
Misty Severii is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.
Source: https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/florida-appeals-court-blisters-pulitzer-board-and-rules-favor-trump
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