Trump's Defamation Suit Against Pulitzer Board Proceeds

A Florida appellate court has allowed President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board to proceed, rejecting the board's request to pause the case until Trump's term ends. Trump alleges the board's defense of its 2018 Pulitzer awards to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election was defamatory, maintaining the reporting was false. The court ruled presidential immunity applies only to the president, not his litigation opponents, and found no constitutional grounds to delay the case. Trump called the decision a major victory, though critics argue he misrepresents the ruling, which merely allows the case to advance without addressing its merits. The Pulitzer Board has previously reaffirmed the reporting's accuracy after independent review. The lawsuit is expected to reignite debate over the Mueller report and media coverage of Trump's presidency.