Wall Street Journal Story on Trump and Epstein Took Six Months and 20 Staff

Wall Street Journal story on Trump and Epstein took six months and 20 staff

Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker has said her team “ran towards the fire” with their reporting linking Donald Trump to Epstein’s birthday book – but that “at least” his legal threat came after publication and not before. Trump attempted to claim $10bn in damages over reporting that said he had sent a bawdy birthday card to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit was dismissed in April as a judge found he had not proved th…

Wall Street Journal editor sounds the alarm: Press is getting sued even before publishing

The editor of the Wall Street Journal is sounding the alarm about a new trend with powerful people suing news outlets before anything is even published about them. The Journal was recently sued by President Donald Trump after it reported that he'd contributed a comment and drawing to the infamous "birthday book" made for trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. Trump's lewd drawing of a nude woman outlined the text of a conversation bet…

World’s Most Powerful Are Suing Media Outlets Before Stories Are Even Published, Editor Says

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