00:04Author Michael Wolff is fighting back after Melania Trump threatened a $1 billion lawsuit over his comments linking her, Donald Trump, and Jeffrey Epstein.
00:13He says he made a legal move in response and launched a GoFundMe for legal fees, nearing a $900,000 goal.
00:20News.com reported the legal fight.
00:22He claims Melania's attorney targeted him over the Epstein link allegation.
00:26Wolff wrote on his GoFundMe page that President Donald Trump seems to have been particularly alarmed by my reporting about Jeffrey Epstein, who I interviewed extensively before his death.
00:36Court filings say Melania demanded a retraction, an apology, or a $1 billion lawsuit.
00:42Her lawyer also contacted Hunter Biden, and James Carville removed similar remarks after legal pushback.
00:49Wolff said he had extensively interviewed Epstein about Donald Trump and spoken publicly about those comments.
00:54He seeks a declaratory judgment for subpoena power, to call witnesses, and find out exactly what the relationship between Epstein and the Trumps was.
01:03His filing condemns threatened slap actions that chill First Amendment rights.
01:08He called it a very fruitful way to finally open this dark curtain.
01:12Melania wrote she met Trump at a 1998 Fashion Week party in New York.
01:17Wolff said Epstein already knew Melania through modeling circles, and a model agent linked to both men.
01:22She was very involved in this Epstein relationship, Wolff claimed.
01:27He said Epstein knew her well, and described alleged events on his private plane.
01:31Trump has long clashed with Wolff, calling him a mentally deranged author.
01:36After the Daily Beast published an interview with Wolff, Melania's attorney called, and the outlet removed the story and apologized.
01:42White House Communications Director Stephen Chung told CNews.com,
01:47Michael Wolff is a lying sack of S and has been proven to be a fraud.
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