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Donald Trump Files A 10 Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against The WSJ For Their Jeffrey Epstein Story (7/8/26)

Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion in damages against the Wall Street Journal, its publisher Dow Jones/News Corp, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and two Journal reporters. The suit, lodged in federal court in Miami on July 18, 2025, targets a WSJ report asserting Trump sent a “bawdy” 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, complete with a crude drawing of a naked woman and suggestive text bearing his signature. Trump adamantly denies any involvement, labeling the article “fake,” and accuses the Journal of reckless reporting, failing to verify whether it…

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