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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Why Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch in $10 billion lawsuit

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  • President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit in a Florida federal court against Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Dow Jones, and two Wall Street Journal journalists.
  • The lawsuit alleges that The Wall Street Journal published a fabricated 50th birthday letter, purportedly from Trump to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which included a sexually suggestive drawing.
  • Trump denies authoring or signing any such letter or drawing, claiming the story was "concocted" to "malign" him and that no authentic document exists.
  • Dow Jones has stated its full confidence in the accuracy of its reporting and vowed to "vigorously defend against any lawsuit."
  • This legal action follows Trump's public threats against Murdoch's media empire and comes after Murdoch's Fox News recently settled a separate defamation case for a substantial amount.

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Trump files $10 billion lawsuit against Murdoch, WSJ and NewsCorp over Epstein birthday card expose

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