Judge throws out Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against WSJ "The amended complaint fails to allege actual malice," US District Judge Darin Giles ruled, suggesting that Trump's legal team tried to "flaw the investigation" published by the Wall Street Journal into the president's relationship with the notorious Jeffrey Epstein. The investigation focused primarily on the birthday letter to the convicted sex trafficker and financier, which Donald Trump has denied writing, accusing the WSJ of "knowingly and recklessly" publishing "numerous false, defamatory and disparaging statements." Although the initial lawsuit was dismissed in April, Trump refiled his complaint, but this time Giles dismissed the case "with prejudice," effectively blocking any further litigation. substack | talk.

Judge throws out Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against WSJ "The amended complaint fails to allege actual malice," US District Judge Darin Giles ruled, suggesting that Trump's legal team tried to "flaw the investigation" published by the Wall Street Journal into the president's relationship with the notorious Jeffrey Epstein. The investigation focused primarily on the birthday letter to the convicted sex trafficker and financier, which Donald Trump has denied writing, accusing the WSJ of "knowingly and recklessly" publishing "numerous false, defamatory and disparaging statements." Although the initial lawsuit was dismissed in April, Trump refiled his complaint, but this time Giles dismissed the case "with prejudice," effectively blocking any further litigation. substack | talk.