"A federal judge in Florida dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal on Monday in a legal blow to the president's attempt to challenge reporting on an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein two decades ago."
"The lawsuit, filed last summer, targeted media mogul and WSJ owner Rupert Murdoch alongside the paper's publishers and journalists, after the newspaper reported on a document said to be signed by Trump that included a sexually suggestive drawing."
"In dropping the case, according to Puck's Eriq Gardner, the judge ruled that Trump had not made a plausible case for actual malice."
"While the decision to dismiss the case marks a significant victory for Murdoch and the newspaper, Trump may appeal the ruling."
A federal judge in Florida dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, which challenged reporting on an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit targeted Rupert Murdoch and the newspaper's staff after a report detailed a document purportedly signed by Trump. The judge ruled that Trump failed to demonstrate actual malice. Although this ruling is a victory for Murdoch and the newspaper, Trump may consider appealing the decision.
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