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Judge throws out Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
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PUBLISHEDOct 31, 2026, 8:24 PM
What the source reports
Saying the US president was “grasping at straws”, a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
US District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements…
Main source: SCMP
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