Judge dismisses with prejudice Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal
What the coverage says
A federal judge in Miami has permanently ended President Donald Trump’s defamation litigation targeting the Wall Street Journal over an article discussing a 2003 birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein, according to CBS News and The Hollywood Reporter. The New York Times and NBC News specify that the financial damages sought in the complaint amounted to $10 billion. Variety notes that this decision marks the second time the court has thrown out the claims, which originated from a report published in 2025. CBS News and The Hollywood Reporter both report that U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles issued a 20-page ruling determining the plaintiff failed to establish actual malice.
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