US EditionRupert Murdoch’s Deposition Delayed In Trump’s Defamation Suit Over WSJ Epstein Story
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, JUL 29 – Trump’s legal team demands Murdoch’s deposition within 15 days, citing his advanced age of 94 and multiple health issues to preserve crucial testimony in the $10 billion defamation suit.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida for an expedited deposition of Rupert Murdoch within 15 days as part of his defamation suit.
- The Wall Street Journal’s story on July 18, 2025, reported on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting the defamation lawsuit against Murdoch.
- Amid concerns over his health, Rupert Murdoch is 94 years old and presumed to live in New York, having suffered several health scares in recent years.
- Facing resistance, U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles indicated Murdoch’s lawyer would oppose the effort, creating procedural hurdles for Trump’s motion.
- With the deadline looming, Trump’s attorneys argue Murdoch would not face significant prejudice from the expedited deposition, requiring a response by August 4, 2025.
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President Donald Trump’s legal team has requested an expedited deposition of media mogul Rupert Murdoch in the president’s $10 billion libel lawsuit against Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. The suit centers on an article published earlier in July that claimed Trump wrote Jeffrey Epstein a sexually suggestive birthday letter in 2003. Trump has denied the claim. Motion highlights Murdoch’s age and health In a federal court filing Monday, July …
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Lawyers for President Donald Trump on Monday said that Rupert Murdoch, because of his advanced age, should be deposed within 15 days in the president’s $10 billion libel lawsuit against him and The Wall Street Journal over an article about the president’s connections with Jeffrey Epstein.
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