Summary
A U.S. judge dismissed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit that President Trump filed against the Wall Street Journal. The judge said there was not enough evidence of actual malice in the newspaper's report about Trump’s alleged connections to Jeffrey Epstein. President Trump can refile the lawsuit if he chooses.
Key Facts
- A U.S. judge dismissed President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.
- The lawsuit claimed the WSJ defamed Trump by reporting his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The article in question mentioned Trump’s name in a "birthday book" linked to Epstein.
- U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles ruled Trump didn’t prove the WSJ acted with actual malice.
- Actual malice means proving the publisher knew the information was false or ignored its falsehood.
- Trump’s lawyer plans to refile the lawsuit before the April 27 deadline.
- The WSJ is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
