Judge signals Trumpâs defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again | TheBriefWire
Judge signals Trumpâs defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again
Published 5 August 2026 ¡ us
Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneysâ arguments in case also naming Murdoch A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump
Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneysâ arguments in case also naming Murdoch A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump âs legal team on Wednesday over whether the court should allow a $10bn defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal to move forward.
Trump sued the Journal and the News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch over a July 2025 article about a âbawdyâ letter reportedly from Trump that was included in a 2003 birthday book for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump has denied authoring or signing the letter, and his attorneys have argued that the Journal published the story despite having been told it was
Published: August 6, 2026 ⢠12:07 AM IST ¡ Updated: August 6, 2026 ⢠12:38 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneysâ arguments in case also naming Murdoch A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump âs legal team on Wednesday over whether the court should allow a $10bn defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal to move forward.
Trump sued the Journal and the News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch over a July 2025 article about a âbawdyâ letter reportedly from Trump that was included in a 2003 birthday book for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump has denied authoring or signing the letter, and his attorneys have argued that the Journal published the story despite having been told it was false.
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