Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case

Author: Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated PressPublished on: October 31, 2026Country: United States

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Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case

Federal Judge Darrin Gayles permanently dismissed Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. Gayles ruled that Trump had not met the US legal standard of “actual malice” and described his arguments as unconvincing. The case followed a July 2025 report about a sexually suggestive birthday note allegedly given to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

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