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Author Michael Wolff is suing Melania Trump after the first lady threatened to sue him if he didn't retract statements he made about her and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Wolff accused Melania Trump and her husband, President Donald Trump , of making a practice out of "threatening those who speak against them."

The Daily Beast published a story based on an interview with Wolff, which the outlet removed in July and ultimately apologized for, admitting it did not meet editorial standards. Melania Trump's attorney issued a legal threat challenging "the headline and framing."

Wolff had argued that the first couple seeks to punish foes by trying "to silence their speech, to intimidate their critics generally, and

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