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U.S. Judge Dismisses Donald Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against WSJ
The Hindu2h
THE BRIEF
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A U.S. judge on October 31, 2026, dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch.
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The lawsuit targeted a July 2025 report detailing an alleged 2003 birthday letter sent by Trump to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein featuring a drawing of a nude woman.
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Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed the case with prejudice, ruling that Trump failed to establish that the defendants acted with actual malice.