Judge throws out Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
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How it spread - 27 original reports, 2 reprints
Sat, 31 October 2026
11 reports- South China Morning Post20:24first to report
Saying the US president was “grasping at straws”, a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. US District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice as required by law. The ruling said the lawsuit had...
- Google News - Top Stories20:31
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter The Guardian Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal again, this time for good CNN Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice CNBC Judge Tosses Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against The Wall Street Journal The New York Times Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card story NBC News
- Le Figaro (France)20:50
Le journal américain avait attribué au président américain une lettre salace à l’intention du financier et criminel sexuel en 2003.
- Novinky (Czechia)21:05
Okresní soudce v Miami Darryn Gayles v sobotu s definitivní platností zamítl žalobu amerického prezidenta Donalda Trumpa, v níž šéf Bílého domu od deníku The Wall Street Journal požadoval 10 miliard dolarů (216,6 miliardy korun) za údajné poškození pověsti. Žaloba se týkala článku o Trumpových vazbách na sexuálního predátora Jeffreyho Epsteina.
- Google News - Top Stories21:09
Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card story NBC News Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice CNBC Judge Dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal Defamation Lawsuit Over Published Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ for a Second Time Yahoo Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal again, this time for good CNN Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case Al Jazeera
- Google News - Top Stories21:32
Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter PBS Judge ends Trump's attempts to sue Wall Street Journal over Epstein reporting Reuters ‘Grasping at straws’: US judge throws out Trump suit against WSJ over Epstein letter The Times of Israel Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal again, this time for good CNN Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice CNBC
- Google News - Top Stories22:14
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over Epstein story Axios Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal again, this time for good CNN Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice CNBC Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card story NBC News Miami judge tosses Trump’s $10B defamation suit against WSJ, Murdoch with prejudice WXLV
- PBS NewsHour22:32
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice as required by law.
- 24sata (Croatia)22:36
Američki sud u Floridi odbacio je Trumpovu tužbu protiv Wall Street Journala zbog klevete, ističući da nije dokazao zlu namjeru, čime je pretrpio još jedan pravni neuspjeh.
- Al Jazeera English22:36
Judge permanently drops Trump's $10bn WSJ lawsuit, ruling he failed to prove actual malice in the newspaper's reporting.
- Google News - Top Stories22:58
Judge ends Trump's attempts to sue Wall Street Journal over Epstein reporting Reuters Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book BBC Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice CNBC Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter The Guardian Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal again, this time for good CNN
Sun, 1 November 2026
14 reports- Le Monde (France)00:34
Dans sa décision, le juge Darrin P. Gayles se garde de trancher sur l’authenticité du courrier aux tonalités salaces, daté de 2003 et attribué au milliardaire républicain par le média. Il considère en revanche que les journalistes ont dûment enquêté et agi de bonne foi, en publiant son contenu.
- BBC News World00:41
Trump had sued the media outlet after it published a letter to Epstein purportedly written and signed by the president as part of a birthday book.
- Google News - Top Stories00:41
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book BBC Judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal again, this time for good CNN ‘Grasping at straws’: Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter SMH.com.au Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice CNBC Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card story NBC News
- abcnews4.com00:55
President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over a Wall Street Journal story tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday album has been thrown out by a
2 reprints
- wcyb.com1 Nov, 00:55their copy
- cbs6albany.com1 Nov, 00:55their copy
- thehindubusinessline.com01:06
A US judge dismisses Trump's multibillion-dollar lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch, ruling he failed to prove actual malice.
- Channel News Asia01:18
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.
- ABC News (Australia)01:59
The judge presiding over Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch throws it out, claiming the US president attempted to "manufacture" flaws in the news outlet's investigative reporting.
- Times of India03:01
- N1 Info (Croatia)06:20
Američki sud je u subotu trajno odbacio drugi pokušaj predsjednika Donalda Trumpa da tuži Wall Street Journal zbog klevete, odnosno zbog izvještavanja
- NPR News08:20
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)09:53
Federal judge rules president failed to establish ‘actual malice’ in newspaper’s reporting on alleged letter to Jeffrey Epstein, media reports
- The Hill15:02
A federal judge on Saturday dismissed for the second time President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal in connection with an article about a letter sent to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last year, the president filed a lawsuit against the Journal after it published an article detailing a 2003 letter he allegedly sent to...
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- Index.hr (Croatia)20:32
DONALD Trump ponovno je podnio tužbu za klevetu od 10 mlrd. dolara protiv Wall Street Journala zbog izvještavanja o njegovim navodnim vezama s Jeffreyjem Epsteinom, nakon što je prva odbačena.
Mon, 2 November 2026
1 report- southernhighlandnews.com.au18:30
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Tue, 3 November 2026
1 report- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)00:34
Die Verleumdungsklage des US-Präsidenten gegen die Zeitung ist endgültig abgewiesen. Trump hatte zehn Milliarden Dollar Entschädigung gefordert.