US EditionDonald Trump sues Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, WSJ reporters for libel, court records show
MIAMI, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, JUL 21 – Trump alleges The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch published a false, sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over $10 billion for alleged financial and reputational harm.
- President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal for an article on a purported birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The lawsuit claims that the defendants failed to provide proof of the letter's authenticity or authorship, arguing that no such letter exists.
- Trump stated that he believes the article was published to maliciously harm his reputation, calling it "fake news" and a "malicious, defamatory" fabrication.
- The Wall Street Journal has expressed confidence in their reporting and plans to defend against the lawsuit vigorously.
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Obama Judge Assigned to Trump's WSJ Battle Over Alleged Epstein Letter
Obama-appointed Judge Darrin P. Gayles has been assigned to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal. The defamation lawsuit surrounds an alleged letter from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein published by the outlet. “Hundreds of millions of people have already viewed the false and defamatory statements published by Defendants,” the lawsuit reads. “And given the timing of the Defendants’ article, which shows their malicious intent…
U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit last Friday demanding US$10 billion from Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, and its owner, billionaire Rupert Murdoch. U.S. president claims that the publication slandered him and violated defamation laws by publishing an article claiming that [...]
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