Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch
President Trump vowed to re-file his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal after a federal judge dismissed the initial complaint.
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A federal judge dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch regarding reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, citing a failure to prove actual malice while allowing for an amended complaint.
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