US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Steet Journal over Epstein letter
Trump had sued for US$10 billion after the newspaper’s story was published in July 2025, detailing the president’s alleged 2003 letter to Epstein, which apparently featured a drawing of a naked woman.
A US judge dismissed President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and media magnate Rupert Murdoch on Oct 31, 2025. Trump had sued for US$10 billion after the newspaper's story was published in July 2025, which detailed an alleged 2003 letter from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, containing a drawing of a naked woman.
The judge ruled that Trump had failed to establish that the defendants acted with actual malice, meaning he could not file an amended version of the suit. The House Oversight Committee had published a copy of the alleged birthday note between Trump and Epstein, consisting of a short dialogue. Trump's supporters have long been obsessed with the Epstein case, accusing "deep state" elites of protecting a sex ring involving Epstein associates.
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