Trump refiles defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal, alleges Murdoch spoke of handling Epstein story
Donald Trump has refiled a defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, alleging that Rupert Murdoch told him he would 'handle' a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit, reported to be for $10 billion, also includes an allegation that the Journal published an article describing a birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein as bearing Trump’s signature.
Donald Trump has refiled a defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, alleging that Rupert Murdoch told him he would 'handle' a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump’s lawsuit says the Journal published an article describing a birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein as bearing Trump’s signature. According to Bluesky, Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the publication. The Hindu reported the specific allegation regarding the birthday card. The allegation about Murdoch’s statement is corroborated across multiple opposed news outlets.
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