Overview

• Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit on July 18 against the Wall Street Journal and News Corp over reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
• Lachlan Murdoch and Suzanne Scott, who run Fox News, are caught between Rupert Murdoch’s ownership of the Journal and political pressure from the president’s lawsuit.
• Rep. Robert Garcia has formally asked Fox News executives whether the Trump campaign influenced edits to a Fox & Friends interview about Epstein.
• Despite the suit targeting their parent company, top Fox hosts such as Sean Hannity have publicly defended Trump’s presidency.
• Journalist Tina Brown says Rupert Murdoch is relishing the chance to embarrass Trump, highlighting clashes between the media mogul’s tabloid instincts and newsroom independence.