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Donald Trump files $10b defamation lawsuit after Epstein letter claims

DONALD Trump has lodged a $10 billion defamation suit against Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ after reports claiming he sent an explicit letter to…

The National (Scotland)

Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Trump admin requests release of grand jury records but not Justice Department files in Epstein case

The Trump administration's decision to seek the release of grand jury transcripts but not Justice Department files comes after a recent article by the WSJ reported on an alleged birthday greeting by the president for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

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Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for $10bn over explosive Epstein birthday card claims

The lawsuit accuses Mr Murdock of libel and slander over the article published this week

Evening Standard

Epstein’s former model girlfriend claims disgraced financier and sex offender was once ‘best friends’ with Trump

‘They were very close and they were up to no good,’ the model said

The Independent UK

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report

President follows through on libel threat over report that said he sent Epstein ‘bawdy’ birthday note and sketch

The Guardian - US

Trump sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch for $10bn over Epstein story

US Justice Department files a motion in Manhattan federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the Epstein cases.

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Trump news at a glance: Trump sues Murdoch and WSJ for libel and slander over Epstein claims

US president’s lawsuit came just before the justice department asked a court to unseal grand jury testimony from the federal sex-trafficking investigation into the former financier. Key US politics stories from Friday 18 July

The Guardian - US

Trump wants the Epstein grand jury transcripts released. That’s a tiny portion of the files his administration has on the case

‘This is Donald Trump’s effort…to gaslight you into thinking they’re turning over the Epstein files, when in reality, they’re turning over nothing that is relevant to what everybody deserves to know’ one lawmaker slammed

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Sues Rupert Murdoch Over Wall Street Journal’s Epstein Birthday Note

Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, and WSJ reporters over a story linking him to a note allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Democrats condemn CBS for axing Colbert show: ‘People deserve to know if this is politically motivated’

Lawmakers note cancellation follows Colbert’s criticism of parent company Paramount for settling Trump suit

The Guardian - US

Why isn’t Fox News covering the Wall Street Journal’s bombshell scoop of the Trump-Epstein letter?

ANALYSIS: Based on a review of Fox news transcripts, the only brief mention of the blockbuster story was a tease by Laura Ingraham — who never came back to it after an ad break, writes Justin Baragona

The Independent UK

Pranksters fill Trump Tower gift shop with merch featuring pictures of Epstein with the president

The prank comes as the Trump administration is embroiled in controversy surrounding files in the criminal investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Writers’ union urges investigation into Paramount move to cancel Colbert show

Writers Guild of America requests New York attorney general investigate ‘potential wrongdoing’ after shock cancellation

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The Independent UK

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

The president has filed a libel lawsuit in Florida against the right-wing media mogul and journalists who wrote the story

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