US EditionWSJ moves to dismiss Trump's $10B lawsuit over alleged letter in Epstein birthday book
The Wall Street Journal argues the letter is authentic and says Trump's $10 billion suit threatens press freedom and lacks evidence of defamation or actual malice.
- The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch requested a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit from Donald Trump regarding a 2003 birthday greeting allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Trump filed the lawsuit, claiming damage to his reputation over the article and seeking $10 billion in damages.
- Murdoch's lawyers argued that a letter released by Congress corroborated their article's claims and called for the case's dismissal.
- This lawsuit raises concerns about press freedom and the chilling of critical news coverage.
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WSJ asks judge to toss 'meritless' Trump lawsuit suppressing Epstein reporting
Calling it a threat to free speech, The Wall Street Journal has asked a judge to toss out President Donald Trump's lawsuit over their blockbuster report tying him to the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, reports The Hill.
Retired FBI Handwriting Analyst: ‘Highly Unlikely’ That Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein Is Authentic
Retired FBI signature expert Wayne Barnes has analyzed a letter supposedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday in the early 2000s and concluded that it's "highly unlikely" that it was written by President Donald Trump, as the Left claims. The post Retired FBI Handwriting Analyst: ‘Highly Unlikely’ That Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein Is Authentic appeared first on Slay News.
Wall Street Journal asks judge to dismiss Trump’s lawsuit over Epstein story - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal asked a U.S. judge on Monday to dismiss President Donald Trump’s lawsuit alleging the paper defamed him in a July 17 article asserting Trump’s name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling the case a threat to freedom of speech. “This meritless lawsuit threatens to chill the speech of those who dare to publish content that the President does not like,” law…
Murdoch calls Trump’s Epstein suit ‘affront’ to free speech
NEW YORK — Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. asked a U.S. judge to throw out President Donald Trump’s $10 billion libel lawsuit over a Wall Street Journal report tying him to a bawdy birthday note to the late Jeffrey Epstein,…
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