Trump refiles $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over report on alleged Epstein ties
Summary
President Donald Trump has filed a new lawsuit asking for at least $10 billion in damages against the Wall Street Journal. He claims the newspaper wrongly accused him of ties to Jeffrey Epstein by reporting on a birthday card bearing his signature, which Trump says is fake.Key Facts
- President Trump refilled a defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The lawsuit seeks at least $10 billion in damages.
- The Wall Street Journal reported on a birthday card to Epstein that it said had Trump’s signature, which Trump denies.
- The first version of the lawsuit was dismissed by a judge for lacking legal proof of actual malice.
- The case was filed in Miami federal court and names Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones, News Corp, WSJ reporters, and executives as defendants.
- Dow Jones says it stands by the accuracy of the Wall Street Journal’s reporting and will defend against the lawsuit.
- Epstein died in jail in 2019 amid criminal investigations, and his case involved many conspiracy theories.
- President Trump has filed similar lawsuits against other media outlets, which deny any wrongdoing and are defending themselves.
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