Judge throws out Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
What happened
A Miami federal judge threw out President Donald Trump's amended defamation lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's report on an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, CNBC reported.
Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed the case with prejudice, so Trump cannot bring the same claims against Rupert Murdoch and the paper in federal court again.
Gayles found that Trump again failed to plausibly allege the defendants acted with actual malice when publishing the July 2025 story.
The judge called the Journal's work a "thoughtful and detailed investigation" and rejected the argument that it should have held the story after Trump denied writing the letter.
A Trump spokesperson said the president will keep pressing the lawsuit, while a Dow Jones spokesperson said the company is pleased with the decision.
“As with his first attempt, he has failed”
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