Federal judge dismisses Trump’s defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter story
The Facts
- A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its report about an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The ruling was issued by U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles in the Southern District of Florida.
- Judge Gayles ruled that Trump had not plausibly alleged that the defendants acted with “actual malice,” the standard public figures must meet in defamation cases.
- The case was dismissed without prejudice, allowing Trump to file an amended complaint rather than ending the case permanently.
- Multiple reports said Trump was given until April 27 to amend and refile his lawsuit.
- Trump’s lawsuit sought $10 billion in damages.
- The lawsuit stemmed from a July 17 Wall Street Journal article reporting that Trump had sent a sexually suggestive or lewd birthday message that the paper said appeared in a 2003 album prepared for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
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Why did the judge dismiss the case?
Judge Gayles said Trump did not plausibly allege that The Wall Street Journal published the article with “actual malice,” which is the legal standard a public figure must satisfy in a defamation case POLITICO,USA Today,NYT.
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