Federal Appeals Court Rejects Don Blankenship’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Donald Trump Jr.
Former coal executive Don Blankenship’s legal battle against Donald Trump Jr. has hit a roadblock as a federal appeals court rejected his defamation claim. Blankenship, who served time in prison for conspiring to violate safety standards at a West Virginia mine, sued Trump Jr. after he called him a “felon” on social media in 2018. The court found that there was no evidence of actual malice in Trump Jr.’s statement.
This ruling comes as Blankenship is currently running in the Democratic Primary Election for a U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia. Despite his legal setbacks, Blankenship remains determined to pursue a career in politics. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
