Overview

• WSJ, Dow Jones and News Corp filed a motion Monday in federal court in Florida to toss the case over the paper’s July 17 story.
• The filing says the article is true because Epstein’s estate produced a Birthday Book later released by House Oversight that contains an identical letter.
• Defendants argue the story is not defamatory as a matter of law, noting there is nothing inherently defamatory about a bawdy note to a friend.
• The motion says Trump has not plausibly alleged actual malice and asks for dismissal with prejudice and an award of attorneys’ fees and costs.
• Trump denies authorship and seeks at least $10 billion, as the move comes days after a judge dismissed his separate $15 billion suit against the New York Times and as the White House says the signature on the letter is not his.