Finally a Trump win in civil court. A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled that Donald Trump Jr did not defame West Virginia coal baron Don Blankenship when Don Jr called Blankenship a “felon,” which was technically untrue because for some fucking reason Blankenship is merely a misdemeanant for getting 29 coal miners killed in an explosion due to violating safety regulations.
“In this case, we consider an appeal by plaintiff Don Blankenship from the district court’s award of summary judgment to defendant Donald Trump, Jr on Blankenship’s claims under West Virginia law of defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and civil conspiracy. Because we agree with the district court that the record is insufficient to show that Trump, Jr made a defamatory statement with actual malice, we affirm the district court’s judgment,” said the per curiam ruling.