FILE - Former coal executive Don Blankenship waits outside the West Virginia Capitol, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, after the Capitol was evacuated due to a fire alarm, in Charleston, W.Va. A federal appeals court rejected an appeal Monday, March 25, 2024, from Blankenship, who argued that Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a “felon.” (AP Photo/John Raby, File)
FILE - Donald Trump Jr., speaks at a rally for his father, Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, in Laconia, N.H., Jan. 22, 2024. A federal appeals court rejected an appeal Monday, March 25, 2024, from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a “felon.” (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)