Donald Trump has finally called off his legal dogs. The former president quietly settled his lawsuit against his niece, Mary Trump, ending a bitter feud over the leaked tax records that fueled a Pulitzer-winning New York Times exposé.
It’s over. A letter filed Tuesday in a Manhattan state court confirmed the truce, with both sides expecting a formal dismissal soon. The terms? Secret. But the dismissal is with prejudice. That means Trump cannot sue her for this again. Ever.
Neither camp is talking. Trump’s lawyers and Mary’s representatives ignored requests for comment, while the White House—well, they just pointed fingers back at the lawyers.
The bad blood runs deep. Trump dragged his niece to court in 2021, screaming about an “insidious plot” between her and the Times to cash in on his tax returns and satisfy personal vendettas. He claimed she violated a 2001 NDA tied to the estate of his late father, Fred Trump Sr.
Mary, a psychologist, didn’t hide. She proudly outed herself as the source in her scathing 2020 memoir, “Too Much and Never Enough.”
Trump wanted $100 million. He won’t get it. While an appeals court in May agreed she might have breached the NDA, they hinted he was only entitled to pocket change. “Nominal damages,” they called it.
Meanwhile, the rest of Trump’s legal crusade had already crumbled. A judge threw out his claims against the Times and its reporters last year, forcing Trump to cough up nearly $400,000 for their legal bills. Mary didn’t win everything, though; the same judge previously tossed her own lawsuit accusing Donald of stealing her inheritance. Just another day in America’s most dysfunctional family.
