US judge throws out Trump's $10bn Epstein letter lawsuit
Summary
A US federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a report linking him to a sexually suggestive letter in Jeffrey Epstein's birthday album. The judge said the newspaper did not act with actual malice and threw out the case with prejudice.
Key Points
- A federal judge dismissed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones.
- The case centered on a report about a sexually suggestive letter allegedly bearing Trump's name in Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday album.
- Judge Darrin Gayles said Trump's legal team failed to show actual malice, a key requirement in defamation cases involving public figures.
- The dismissal was with prejudice, preventing Trump from refiling the same lawsuit.
