Usually, when people drop an idea right in its tracks, it is because there was either glaring evidence that there was no reason to continue or that circumstances changed that would cause them to stop, especially if it is a really good idea.
One of the things about the change of power from one President to another is that sometimes you have things in motion that keep on going. Imagine if you were cooking a meal and halfway through someone else came to finish cooking.
Now, if the meal is delicious, that is one thing. However, it seems that in our particular kitchen Joe Biden is pulling the roast out of the oven and throwing it in the trash.
Joe Biden‘s Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped a major Trump-era lawsuit without giving a single reason for the decision.
According to a notice filed by the department on February 8, the DOJ has decided to stop pursuing legal action against Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump’s former friend who betrayed their friendship for fame and money by writing a tell-all book about their relationship.
The backstabbing “friend” made several claims about Melania in her book, including:
- That the former First Lady wore a jacket with the phrase “I really don’t care, do u?” on it to the US border in 2018 to get media attention.
- That Melania attempted to stop her stepdaughter, Ivanka Trump, from appearing on TV during the inauguration in 2017.
The Lawsuit
The DOJ initiated a lawsuit against Wolkoff a month after the book was released, asserting that she had broken a nondisclosure agreement that she had signed with the White House in August 2017. Wolkoff was accused of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary obligations in relation to the book’s publication.
“Because of the trust placed in Ms. Wolkoff by the First Lady, and in consideration for access to the White House and sensitive information, Ms. Wolkoff agreed to maintain strict confidentiality regarding this information,” the complaint said.
Through the lawsuit, the DOJ had sought to transfer all of the profits that Wolkoff made from the book into a government trust.
When the lawsuit was initiated, Wolkoff stated that the confidentiality provisions had ended “when the White House terminated the agreement,” and called the lawsuit “a blatant abuse of the government to pursue [the Trumps’] own personal interests and goals.”