Donald Trump's Legal Offensive Against Epstein Reporting Falls Apart(11/2/26)

The Epstein Chronicles · Nov 2, 2026 · 11m · transcript

President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, and other defendants was dismissed with prejudice on October 31, 2026, delivering another major legal setback in his battle over the newspaper's reporting about Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit stemmed from a July 2025 story alleging that Trump had contributed a sexually suggestive birthday letter to a 2003 album assembled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein's 50th birthday. The letter reportedly featured a drawing of a naked woman, Trump's signature, and a reference to shared secrets between the…