Trump Jr. Wins Defamation Lawsuit Brought by Former West Virginia Coal Boss

Published on March 25, 2024

Donald Trump Jr. on Monday landed a victory in an almost five-year-old defamation lawsuit brought against him by former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship. Mr. Blankenship served one year in jail for a misdemeanor safety law violation related to a 2010 explosion at a coal mine that killed 29 miners. In 2019, he waged a series of legal battles on a slew of individuals, media outlets, and the Republican Party’s Senate campaign wing for referring to his penalty as a felony. The suits were filed following his unsuccessful 2018 campaign for the Republican nomination to run for the Senate seat held by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin. Attributing the defeat to unfavorable media coverage, Mr. Blankenship claimed that there was an organized defamation effort to portray him as a “felon,” despite the fact that he was cleared of the felony charges and was only convicted of the misdemeanor offense....

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