Michael Wolff pulls an Uno reverse card on Melania Trump’s threats to sue him over Epstein connection claims, files his own lawsuit against the First Lady

First Lady Melania Trump is being accused of attempting to suppress journalist Michael Wolff’s free speech rights by threatening to sue him for $1 billion over his upcoming tell-all book, which allegedly includes details about her reported ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The claims come from a lawsuit Wolff filed this week in New York.

In the 17-page complaint filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, Wolff argues that “Mrs. Trump and her ‘unitary executive’ husband, along with their MAGA loyalists, have made a practice of threatening those who speak against them.” He claims that such threats are meant to “create a climate of fear” and prevent open discussion or investigation into the Epstein matter, which Wolff says the Trumps have tried to “impede and suppress.”

Wolff — who has written several bestselling books about President Trump — has long been a vocal critic of the president and his alleged association with Epstein. In past interviews, Wolff has suggested that “First Lady Melania could be the missing link in President Trump’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”

According to Wolff, Melania Trump has threatened to file a defamation suit for more than $1 billion if he proceeds with publishing his forthcoming book, The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump (Redux).

In his legal filing, Wolff argues that “it is not defamatory to suggest that Mrs. Trump could have information about her husband, Mr. Epstein, or her associates that would provide important context regarding both men.” The Fire and Fury author notes that Melania once worked with ID Models, a modeling agency allegedly linked to both Epstein and Donald Trump, and that she met the future president at a party hosted by the agency.

The complaint further accuses Melania Trump of abusing New York’s civil rights laws to suppress publication of his book and labels her alleged actions as part of a broader pattern of “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPP) — costly legal tactics meant to silence critics.

“Mr. Wolff is a journalist who has done his job diligently, reporting what he knows and asking important questions,” the filing reads. “In the face of these threats, he has no choice but to defend his rights under the Constitution, the New York Constitution, and the state’s anti-SLAPP law.”

Wolff’s complaint alleges that the Trumps are trying to spread the “false statement” that they had “almost nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein.” The author ties this claim to ongoing public demands for the release of the so-called “Epstein files,” which allegedly include names of powerful individuals linked to the disgraced financier.

President Trump has dismissed the “Epstein files” controversy as a “Democrat hoax” intended to damage his reputation. In September, he condemned renewed efforts to publicize them after Epstein accusers held press conferences demanding their release.

Wolff insists that investigating Trump’s and Epstein’s “decade-long pursuit of models” is a matter of legitimate public inquiry. He writes that this “will be one of the zones of inquiry that this lawsuit will have to undertake.”

The filing concludes by claiming that Melania Trump’s defamation threats “lack substantial basis in law or fact” and are designed to “harass, intimidate, or punish” Wolff for exercising his free speech rights. Wolff is seeking a court declaration protecting him under New York’s anti-SLAPP statute — which could make Mrs. Trump liable for his legal fees, compensatory damages, and punitive damages if she pursues her lawsuit.

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