First lady Melania Trump can move ahead with a libel lawsuit she filed against a blogger who reported rumors that she worked as a high-end escort, a judge ruled Friday. The blogger, Webster Tarpley of Gaithersburg, sought to have the lawsuit dismissed. "He did not say that Melania Trump was a high-class escort. Trump's lawyer said the rumor is false and that reporters can't make defamatory statements under the guise of reporting rumors. She filed the lawsuit in Rockville in September, after both Tarpley and the Daily Mail issued retractions.

Source: ABC News January 27, 2017 16:21 UTC