Legal action claims newspaper tarnished reputation by describing card to Jeffrey Epstein as bearing his signature

Trump refiles $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over report on alleged Epstein ties

Donald Trump’s legal team has refiled its lawsuit over a Wall Street Journal story alleging that he had sent a “bawdy” letter to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, after a Florida judge had dismissed the case last month.

The move restarts a bombshell case that pits the US president against one of his key media allies, Rupert Murdoch.

A spokesperson for Trump’s legal team called the case, which also names the Murdoch-owned Journal publisher Dow Jones and reporters Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo, a “powerhouse lawsuit” and said: “The President will continue to hold those who mislead the American People with Fake News and smears accountable for their actions.”

  • kylie_kraft@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    So, just today:

    1. Trump DOJ opens an investigation into E. Jean Carroll

    2. Plans are being made to issue a $250 bill with Trump’s face on it (this is illegal)

    3. Trump sues the WSJ over a true story in an attempt to get another bribe

    This is why we’re so fucking tired.

    Edit: 4. The White House intervened to secure a $620 million dollar loan from the Pentagon for a company tied to Donald Jr.