Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter dismissed with prejudice

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Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter dismissed with prejudice. (2026, October 31). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuit-dismissed-9.7404357?cmp=rss

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A federal judge dismissed Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch, ruling that Trump failed to prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice regarding a sexually suggestive letter allegedly written by him for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday. The dismissal was granted with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be refiled.

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On October 31, 2026, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, and other defendants over a story reporting on his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. The judge criticized Trump's case as "grasping at straws," dismissing the multibillion-dollar suit for failing to prove actual malice by the defendants. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2025 WSJ report about an alleged birthday letter signed by Trump that included sexually suggestive content and references to Epstein’s secret life, which had drawn increased scrutiny into Trump's relationship with the convicted sex offender.

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Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter dismissed with prejudice Judge finds U.S. president did not prove defendants made statements with actual malice asserted

defendants → dismiss → malice

A federal judge on Saturday threw out U.S. President Donald Trump's multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. asserted

judge → throw → Epstein

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. asserted

defendants → dismiss → malice

The lawsuit was over a story the Journal published last year describing a sexually suggestive letter that the paper said bore Trump's name and was included in a 2003 album compiled for Epstein's 50th birthday. asserted

paper → publish → birthday

Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter dismissed with prejudice

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