President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney has requested that a federal judge proceed with his lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward over audio recordings of interviews conducted for Woodward’s 2020 book. Woodward, a prominent journalist known for his Watergate reporting, is currently an associate editor at The Washington Post.
In November, Trump’s lawyers wrote in a letter to the judge:
The court is aware that President Trump is soon due to be inaugurated as the 47th President of these United States of America. The issue in this case, namely the unlicensed for-profit use of President Trump’s voice that was recorded in an unofficial interview, is both timely and ripe, for fear of further unaccounted for profit being made from the President’s voice. In addition, we trust that the Court can accommodate a discovery process that will cause minimal interference with the President’s impending obligations.
The case has stalled for months as the judge considers the defendants’ motion to dismiss, but recent moves reflect Trump’s growing resolve to challenge media outlets following his November presidential victory,
Trump’s attorney, Robert Garson, wrote in a letter sent Tuesday:
Since President Trump’s decisive victory and his upcoming inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, there has been a renewed accountability among those who violated his rights over the past four years.
Garson highlighted a recent settlement where ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos apologized and paid $15 million to resolve a defamation lawsuit.
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