Trump refiles $10 billion defamation suit against WSJ over report on Epstein ties
The amended complaint again seeks at least $10 billion and says the Journal falsely linked Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in a birthday card.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump refiled a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, alleging the publication defamed him regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein after a federal judge dismissed an earlier complaint.
- District Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed the initial complaint in April, ruling Trump failed to meet the "actual malice" legal standard required for defamation cases involving public figures.
- The amended lawsuit filed in Miami names News Corp, Dow Jones, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, Khadeeja Safdar, and Joseph Palazzolo as defendants, alleging "overwhelming" financial and reputational harm.
- Dow Jones stated it has "full confidence" in the reporting and will vigorously defend the lawsuit, which centers on a disputed birthday card allegedly bearing Trump's signature.
- This case marks the latest in a series of legal actions Trump has brought against media organizations, which critics argue is part of a broader pressure campaign against the press.
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The U.S. President is slandered by a report on letters to Jeffrey Epstein. A lawsuit against it has been dismissed, now Trump is trying again.
Trump Takes Legal Stand: A $10 Billion Battle Against Wall Street Journal
Former President Donald Trump has refiled a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal. The suit, previously dismissed by a judge, accuses the newspaper of tarnishing Trump's reputation by implying he had ties to Jeffrey Epstein through a birthday card purportedly bearing Trump's signature.
Trump Files Revised Defamation Lawsuit Against WSJ Publisher
President Trump on Wednesday filed a revised lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, after a judge dismissed an earlier complaint that alleged he was defamed by an article about a birthday letter to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Donald Trump reopened the defamatory process against Wall Street Journal and seeks compensation for at least $10 billion, according to articles in the publication about his alleged connections with Jeffrey Epstein. The current US president claims that the published information is false and accuses the newspaper of serious damage to his reputation.
Trump takes another swing at The Wall Street Journal as he refiles Epstein lawsuit
The president on Wednesday refiled his defamation lawsuit against the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper after a federal judge earlier this year tossed out his first complaint for legal flaws
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