Wolff Says Trump’s Threat To Sue Is Hollow — Lawsuit Would Risk Exposing Trump Under Oath

Michael Wolff dismissed former President Donald Trump’s recent threats to sue him, arguing any legal action would likely backfire and could expose Trump to detailed, sworn questioning about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump, 79, made the threat to reporters on Saturday after a new tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents was released that reportedly references him more than 1,000 times. He accused Epstein of "conspiring with Wolff to do harm to me politically or else," adding, "So we’ll probably sue Wolff on that."

Trump later reiterated the claim in a Truth Social post, writing: "Epstein and a SLEAZEBAG lying 'author' named Michael Wolff, conspired in order to damage me and/or my Presidency," and suggested he might pursue additional suits.

Pressed in the Oval Office about the documents, Trump again singled out Wolff, asserting the files show the author "conspired against me in order to fight like hell to make sure I lose the election," and insisted — incorrectly — that it was "the only thing" said about him in the records.

Wolff, 72, told his podcast Inside Trump’s Head that the odds Trump actually follows through are "remote," in part because a lawsuit would allow depositions and discovery that could force Trump to answer questions under oath about his ties to Epstein.

"What is he going to do? Is he going to sit for a deposition? Is he going to answer all of the questions that then I would have the right to ask him about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?" Wolff asked on the show, noting that "he obviously has so much to hide."

Wolff said he would press Trump about travel and movements with Epstein and about a newly released document that allegedly claims Epstein introduced Trump to his wife, Melania. Role-playing a courtroom exchange, Wolff posed: "In the release of these documents by the federal government, there is a document here that says Jeffrey Epstein introduced you to your wife. Do you want to discuss that, Mr. Trump?"

The first tranche of Epstein files showed Wolff apparently offering advice to the convicted sex offender in 2015 on how to get Trump to “hang himself” with his own words. After their publication, Wolff said on the 'Inside Trump’s Head' podcast that the emails were certainly “embarrassing” in hindsight, but showed that he was trying to get at the truth of the relationship between Trump and Epstein. / Theo Wargo/Getty Images

When reached for comment, Trump communications director Steven Cheung provided a recycled statement attacking Wolff: "Michael Wolff is a lying sack of s--t and has been proven to be a fraud. He routinely fabricates stories originating from his sick and warped imagination, only possible because he has a severe and debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his peanut-sized brain."

Wolff noted that Trump has threatened to sue him "the third or fourth time over the last 10 years" without following through, though he conceded litigation remains a possibility. Co-host Joanna Coles observed that even serving a lawsuit can be a form of punishment: "Clearly, he doesn’t want to sit for any kind of discovery, but just wrapping you up in a lawsuit is irritation enough." Wolff added that while lawsuits can be irritating for most people, for him they would not be a significant burden.

Wolff has publicly disclosed spending substantial time with Epstein before the financier’s death in 2019 and released recordings before the 2024 election in which Epstein referred to himself as Trump’s "closest friend." The first tranche of Epstein files, published in November 2025, included emails showing Wolff apparently advising Epstein in 2015 on tactics to elicit damaging statements from then-candidate Trump and suggesting ways Epstein might place Trump "in debt" to him. Those documents also showed Wolff encouraging Epstein to "finish" the then-candidate shortly before the 2016 election.

After those documents surfaced, Wolff acknowledged the emails were "embarrassing" in hindsight but argued they demonstrate he was probing the Trump–Epstein connection long before others. "I think, as my mother would say, you get more with a little honey," he said on his podcast.

Wolff is also engaged in litigation with the Trump family: he sued Melania Trump, 55, invoking free-speech protections after she threatened him with a $1 billion lawsuit over his comments about her alleged ties to Epstein. That suit would give Wolff subpoena power to question members of the Trump family under oath. Melania’s lawyers are seeking to dismiss the case, arguing Wolff has not properly served the first lady; Wolff has said his legal team has struggled to deliver papers because she lives under Secret Service protection and her lawyers will not accept service.

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