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Trump Sues Wall Street Journal and Murdoch for $20 Billion Over Epstein Letter

News Corp has vowed to fight the suit under Florida’s anti-SLAPP law following the Journal’s exclusion from the Scotland press pool.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch looks on as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Feb. 3, 2025.
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Overview

  • President Donald Trump filed the suit in Florida in mid-July, seeking at least $20 billion from News Corp, Dow Jones & Co., the Journal’s publisher and two reporters over a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein he calls fake.
  • His legal team accuses the Journal of producing a "fake" letter and claims it showed glaring failures in journalistic ethics and standards.
  • Dow Jones has expressed full confidence in its reporting and pledged to vigorously defend its journalists against the lawsuit.
  • Legal experts say Florida’s anti-SLAPP law and procedural flaws in the complaint could lead to its early dismissal and force Trump to pay the Journal’s legal bills.
  • The White House press office removed the Journal from the presidential press pool for a Scotland visit, marking an escalation in its dispute with the paper.