US EditionTrump White House Removes WSJ From Scotland Trip Press Pool over Epstein Report
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – The White House barred the Wall Street Journal from President Trump's Scotland trip after the paper's report on a disputed 2003 letter to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting a $10 billion defamation lawsuit.
- The White House removed The Wall Street Journal from the press pool covering President Trump's July 2025 trip to Scotland.
- This removal followed the Journal’s recent story linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, which the White House called fake and defamatory.
- Thirteen other news outlets remain in the press pool, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said no outlet is guaranteed special access.
- A Dow Jones spokesperson expressed strong trust in the thoroughness and correctness of their journalism and affirmed their intention to strongly oppose any legal action.
- After the removal, Trump initiated legal action for defamation targeting the Journal and related individuals, seeking compensation for what he alleges are false reports.
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As CEO of Dow Jones, the editor group of The Wall Street Journal, Almar Latour runs one of the most influential information platforms on the planet and is right now in the eye of that kind of hurricane that threatens to sweep away everything. Following the publication of a letter between Donald Trump and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the US president has demanded them. Dow Jones’s official response, which in turn is part of Rupert Murdoch’s media …
The Wall Street Journal fell out of favor for publishing the news.
Press freedom: The American newspaper reported last week about a letter Trump allegedly sent in 2003 for Jeffrey's fiftieth birthday…
Trump schließt Wall Street Journal von Schottland-Reise aus
US-Präsident Trump setzt seinen Kampf gegen das Wall Street Journal wegen der Epstein-Berichterstattung fort. Bei seiner Schottland-Reise darf die Zeitung nicht in der Air Force One mitfliegen. Journalistenverbände reagieren empört.
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