Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter

U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Saturday, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice. The judge stated that the lawsuit attempted to manufacture flaws in the Journal's investigative reporting, and the dismissal is permanent and cannot be refiled.

This ruling is a significant blow to Trump and his administration, which have had adversarial relationships with news organizations during his second term.

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