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'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. NPR News, ABC Australia, RNZ, Sky News World, New York Times Business, The Guardian UK, South China Morning Post Asia, Axios, and CBC World are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 31 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC. 10 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)

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  4. New development reported by New York Times Business

    Judge Tosses Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against The Wall Street Journal

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