Donald Trump, the president of the United States declared a victory against the Pulitzer Prize Board in a libel lawsuit filed in 2022 relating to a series of reports in the New York Times and Washington Post on the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.This came after the appellate court in the Fourth District denied the board’s request to suspend proceedings until the MAGA leader completes their current term, as reported by Law & Crime. In their seven-page decision, the court determined that the board did not demonstrate any “constitutional conflicts” that would justify postponing the case, according to the legal news outlet.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that he won the case against the “illegal and defamatory” award given to “malicious stories on the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax.” He also said that the reporters were awarded for false reporting. “BREAKING! In a major WIN in our powerful lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board regarding the illegal and defamatory “Award” of their once highly respected “Prize,” to fake, malicious stories on the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, by the Failing New York Times and the Washington Compost, the Florida Appellate Court viciously rejected the Defendants’ corrupt attempt to halt the case,” the US President said. “They won a Pulitzer Prize for totally incorrect reporting about the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax. Now they admit it was a SCAM, never happened, and their reporting was totally wrong, in fact, the exact opposite of the TRUTH. They’ll have to give back their “Award.” They were awarded for false reporting, and we can’t let that happen in the United States of America. We are holding the Fake News Media responsible for their LIES to the American People, so we can, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he added.Trump’s suit names as defendants the board members and administrative staff of the Pulitzers at the time the 2018 prizes were awarded. He filed the case in December 2022 in Okeechobee County, which is in the central portion of the state, about 60 miles northwest of Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Politico reported.
