Trump Refiles $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump has refiled a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal's publisher over a 2023 article about a birthday book greeting to Jeffrey Epstein, after his initial complaint was dismissed by a judge.
- The lawsuit challenges the article's claim that Trump signed a letter in Epstein's birthday album, with Trump's lawyers arguing the letter was not authored by him and that the Journal acted with "actual malice" by failing to detail how the letter was obtained and verified.
- The amended complaint alleges the Journal should have included a denial from Ghislaine Maxwell, who compiled the birthday book, and notes Trump had contacted Rupert Murdoch prior to publication denying the letter, with Murdoch allegedly assuring Trump the article would be handled.
- The defendants include News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Robert Thomson, Dow Jones, and two Journal reporters; Dow Jones has expressed confidence in their reporting and intends to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.