Author Michael Wolff has sued US First Lady Melania Trump claiming that she had threated to file a $1 billion lawsuit for damages if he didn’t retract his statements on her ties with Jeffrey Epstein.

“Mrs. Trump's claims are made for the sole purpose of harassing, intimidating, punishing or otherwise maliciously inhibiting Mr. Wolff's free exercise of speech,” the suit filed in the in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan said. Also Read | Lutnick's bombshell reveal on Jeffrey Epstein: ‘Greatest blackmailer’ Also Read | Trump says ‘not my signature’ after alleged Epstein birthday note released

In his lawsuit, Wolff said Melania Trump and her husband, President Donald Trump, “have made a practice of threatening those who speak against them” with costly legal actions “to silence t

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