Overview

• Attorney Alejandro Brito sent Biden a cease-and-desist letter on August 6 demanding he retract statements that Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania Trump to President Trump
• The letter required a public retraction, apology and preservation of all related evidence by August 7 or face legal action seeking over $1 billion in damages
• Sources report Biden did not comply with the deadline and leaked the notice to a friendly reporter, bringing the terms of the demand into the public eye
• Brito’s notice cites Michael Wolff’s discredited reporting and notes that similar warnings secured retractions from The Daily Beast and commentator James Carville
• No lawsuit has been filed yet, but Melania Trump’s lawyers have reserved all rights and stand ready to initiate litigation if their demands remain unmet