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US judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal

The judge threw out Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story on the US president's ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Grouped from 9 articles across 8 sources.

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DWApr 13, 2026, 11:01 PM

US judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal

The judge threw out Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story on the US president's ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The GuardianApr 13, 2026, 4:54 PM

Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal and Murdoch

Judge rules complaint fails to outline malice after Trump argued lewd drawing allegedly sent to Epstein at heart of story was fake A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last summer by Donald Trump over a Wall Street Journal report that he had sent a “bawdy” letter to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, though the judge has given the US president two weeks to refile the case. Trump, who has had a habit of suing media companies inside and outside the White House, had argued that a lewd drawing at the heart of the story was fake. The lawsuit was especially notable because one of the defendants was Rupert Murdoch, one of Trump’s top media allies, whose News Corporation media empire owns the Journal. Continue reading...

The Globe and MailApr 13, 2026, 3:23 PM

U.S. judge dismisses Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal

Lawsuit said the newspaper tarnished his reputation with an article describing a birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump’s signature

ABC AustraliaApr 13, 2026, 3:21 PM

Trump's defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein story dismissed

The case related to a Wall Street Journal article that described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper said was included in a 2003 album compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday.

The Straits TimesApr 13, 2026, 2:55 PM

Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein story dismissed for now

Trump did not meet the “actual malice” standard public figures must clear in defamation.

The Globe and MailApr 13, 2026, 8:16 PM

Trump's defamation case against Wall Street Journal thrown out by U.S. judge

A federal judge on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, a setback for the U.S. President in his legal campaign against media companies he accuses of treating him unfairly.

Al JazeeraApr 13, 2026, 2:57 PM

US judge dismisses Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein story

Dismissed lawsuit follows WSJ's report on letter allegedly signed by Donald Trump for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.

CNBCApr 13, 2026, 5:04 PM

Judge dismisses Trump $10B defamation lawsuit against Murdoch, WSJ about Epstein letter

President Donald Trump has denied sending a bawdy 50th birthday letter to his then-friend Jeffrey Epstein at the request of Ghislaine Maxwell.

ABC NewsApr 13, 2026, 2:35 PM

Judge throws out Trump's $10B lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein reporting

A judge has thrown out President Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal over the paper's reporting on Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book.

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