Federal court rejects Blankenship appeal arguing Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a ‘felon’
Posted on AllSides March 26th, 2024
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected a bid Monday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, left in place a lower court’s ruling in West Virginia against Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy. He served a year in prison on a misdemeanor charge after he was found guilty of conspiring to violate safety standards at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia before an...
