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Trump's suit over the Journal's Epstein story
Trump sued The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for $10 billion; a federal judge dismissed the suit with prejudice on 31 October 2026.
- Dates
- 2025 – 31 Oct 2026
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- Donald Trump plaintiff Scholarship & press 1
- The Wall Street Journal defendant Scholarship & press 1
- Rupert Murdoch defendant, with the Journal Scholarship & press 1
Timeline 1 date
- 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 Trump's suit over the Journal's Epstein story
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'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter, NPR, 2026.
Scholarship & press
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
The judge also noted that the Journal's story did not ignore or minimize Trump's denial
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice as required by law.
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