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Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. NPR News, ABC Australia, BBC News World, RNZ, The Straits Times World, Sky News World, The Guardian UK, South China Morning Post Asia, New York Times Business, and CBC World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 31 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTC. 12 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Saying the US president was “grasping at straws”, a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. US District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by CBC World
Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter dismissed with prejudice
- Picked up by CBC World
Judge throws out Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
- New development reported by New York Times Business
Judge Tosses Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against The Wall Street Journal
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Judge throws out Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
- Picked up by Sky News World
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Steet Journal over Epstein letter
- New development reported by RNZ
- Picked up by BBC News World
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein cartoon
Same story, different outlets
10 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- NPR'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
- ABCJudge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein cartoon
- BBC NewsJudge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book
- RNZJudge throws out Trump suit over Epstein letter
- The Straits TimesUS judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
- Sky NewsJudge dismisses Trump's Wall Street Journal lawsuit
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- The GuardianJudge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
- South China Morning PostJudge throws out Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
- The New York TimesJudge Tosses Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against The Wall Street Journal
- CBCTrump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter dismissed with prejudice