A Florida appellate court on May 28 sided with President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board over awards given to The New York Times and The Washington Post for stories alleging Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
The ruling from the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida marks yet another win for Trump in the legal dispute, which began in late 2022.
In a seven-page opinion, the court denied a motion from the Pulitzer board requesting that the case be put on hold while Trump is in office based on presidential immunity grounds.
“In their petition, Petitioners assert they are entitled to a stay of the underlying proceedings, including discovery, because the Plaintiff-Respondent is the current President of the United States,” the court wrote in its opinion. “They argue a stay of the case will avoid the constitutional conflicts arising from allowing Respondent [Trump] to proceed as a plaintiff in a state court civil action on claims that may involve his official conduct as the President.”…
Florida Appeals Court Rejects Pulitzer Board Bid to Pause Trump’s Defamation Case
