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Judge Throws Out Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal

By Rhyter Times Desk · 2h ago

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Judge Throws Out Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal
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The New York TimesLean LeftJudge Tosses Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against The Wall Street Journalfirst
Sky NewsCenterJudge dismisses Trump's Wall Street Journal lawsuit+15 min
BBCCenterJudge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book+4 h
NPRLean Left'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter+11 h

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A federal judge has dismissed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal. The legal dispute centered on coverage detailing an alleged birthday greeting sent to Jeffrey Epstein, which the newspaper reported had been authored and signed by Trump.

The ruling, delivered on Saturday, cleared both the publication and Rupert Murdoch. In tossing the case—Trump's second effort alleging the outlet acted with actual malice—the presiding judge rebuked the legal effort, noting the claims were "grasping at straws."

How outlets are covering this

A federal court has dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation action against The Wall Street Journal over reporting that linked him to a birthday communication sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

Shared reporting

  • A judge dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal (NPR, BBC, Sky News, The New York Times).
  • The lawsuit sought $10 billion in damages (NPR, The New York Times).
  • The legal action concerned reporting about a birthday message or letter allegedly directed to Jeffrey Epstein (NPR, BBC, Sky News, The New York Times).

Different framing

  • NPR highlighted the judge's assessment that Trump was "grasping at straws" and explicitly noted Rupert Murdoch was named alongside the newspaper.
  • The New York Times emphasized that this dismissal marked Trump's second unsuccessful effort to demonstrate actual malice by the paper.
  • BBC and Sky News focused straightforwardly on the dismissal over the Epstein correspondence without mentioning the $10 billion figure cited by NPR and The New York Times.

Why it matters

The ruling highlights the substantial legal hurdle public officials face when trying to meet the high legal bar for actual malice in defamation actions against major press outlets.

Sources

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