A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by author Michael Wolff against First Lady Melania Trump, which sought to preclude a potential defamation action regarding statements about Jeffrey Epstein.

一名聯邦法官駁回了作家 Michael Wolff 對第一夫人梅蘭尼亞·川普提起的訴訟，該訴訟旨在防止針對有關 Jeffrey Epstein 聲明而可能採取的誹謗行動。

The legal conflict originated following a demand from legal counsel Alejandro Brito that Mr. Wolff retract assertions concerning the administration's management of files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Brito asserted that these statements resulted in substantial financial and reputational detriment to the First Lady. In response, Mr. Wolff initiated a preemptive action in New York state court, later transferred to federal jurisdiction, utilizing anti-SLAPP statutes to establish the non-defamatory nature of his claims before a formal defamation suit could be filed in Florida.

這場法律衝突源於法律顧問 Alejandro Brito 要求 Wolff 先生撤回關於行政部門處理 Jeffrey Epstein 檔案的說法。Brito 先生聲稱這些言論對第一夫人造成了巨大的財務與名譽損失。作為回應，Wolff 先生在紐約州法院發起了一項先制行動（隨後被移交至聯邦管轄權），利用反 SLAPP 法條，在佛羅里達州正式提起誹謗訴訟之前，先確立其指控的非誹謗性質。

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil characterized the plaintiff's legal strategy as an exercise in 'tactical gamesmanship' and 'bad-faith forum shopping.' The court determined that the request for a declaratory judgment—essentially seeking a guarantee of victory in a hypothetical future suit—was procedurally improper. While the court acknowledged the existence of a legitimate dispute between the parties, it declined to exercise jurisdiction over a matter presented in a 'contorted posture,' mandating that the parties adhere to standard litigation procedures.

法官 Mary Kay Vyskocil 將原告的法律策略描述為一種「策略性操縱」以及「缺乏誠信的法院挑選（forum shopping）」。法院判定，請求宣告判決（基本上是尋求在一個假設的未來訴訟中獲得勝訴保證）在程序上是不恰當的。雖然法院承認雙方確實存在合法爭議，但拒絕對一個以「扭曲姿態」呈現的事項行使管轄權，並要求雙方遵守標準的訴訟程序。

Stakeholder positioning remains polarized. Mr. Wolff contended that the Trumps employ litigious strategies to intimidate critics and suppress speech, maintaining that his descriptions of the marriage as a 'trophy marriage' constituted protected opinion. Conversely, the First Lady has categorically denied any affiliation with Mr. Epstein, characterizing the allegations as baseless. A spokesperson for the First Lady affirmed her commitment to contesting the dissemination of what the administration describes as malicious falsehoods.

利益相關方的立場依然極端對立。Wolff 先生主張川普夫婦利用訴訟策略來恐嚇批評者並壓制言論，堅持他將這段婚姻描述為「花瓶婚姻」屬於受保護的意見。相反，第一夫人斷然否認與 Epstein 先生有任何關聯，並將相關指控描述為毫無根據。第一夫人的發言人確認，她致力於對抗政府所形容為「惡意造謠」的傳播行為。

The court has declined to rule on the merits of the claims, dismissing the case and leaving the parties to resolve their dispute through conventional legal channels.

法院拒絕對指控的實質內容作出裁決，直接駁回案件，讓雙方透過傳統法律管道解決爭議。