Trump refiles $10B defamation lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card
Summary
President Donald Trump has refiled a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Dow Jones & Company, which publishes The Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit relates to an article about a birthday card sent to Jeffrey Epstein. A federal judge previously dismissed the case because the complaint did not show that the news outlet acted with “actual malice” (knowing falsehood or reckless disregard for the truth).Key Facts
- President Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Dow Jones & Company.
- The lawsuit concerns an article about a birthday card sent to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender.
- The Wall Street Journal published the article involved in the lawsuit.
- A federal judge dismissed the original lawsuit last month.
- The dismissal was because the lawsuit did not prove “actual malice” by Dow Jones, meaning knowing or reckless false reporting.
- President Trump has now refiled the lawsuit, meaning he is submitting it again with changes.
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