A Miami federal judge permanently tossed the multi-billion-dollar action over coverage detailing a 2003 birthday album gathered by Ghislaine Maxwell for Jeffrey Epstein. The contested article detailed an alleged sexually suggestive note bearing Trump's name that concluded with the phrase "may every day be another wonderful secret." Judge Darrin P. Gayles noted that the complaint relied on vague assertions that were inconsistent with the actual text of the article. Trump's legal team still retains the procedural right to challenge the dismissal in an appellate court.
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The court determined that the revised complaint completely failed to establish actual mal…: The court determined that the revised complaint completely failed to establish actual malice under the standard set by New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.
Donald Trump is barred from refiling the case in the district court after having his amen…: Donald Trump is barred from refiling the case in the district court after having his amended complaint dismissed for the second time.
Trump's legal representatives maintain the option to appeal the federal judge's final dis…: Trump's legal representatives maintain the option to appeal the federal judge's final dismissal ruling.
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A federal judge in the United States on Saturday dismissed president Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal for the second time this year. The court ruled that Trump had failed to establish that the newspaper acted with “actual malice” in its reporting on an alleged birthday letter bearing his name and linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
US district Judge Darrin P Gayles, sitting in Miami, dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning Trump cannot refile the same case. Describing the president’s arguments as “grasping at straws”, the judge said the amended complaint failed to meet the legal threshold for establishing defamation.
According to the Associated Press (AP), this is the second time Gayles has dismissed Trump's lawsuit this year. The judge first threw out the case in April, ruling that Trump had failed to sufficiently argue that the newspaper published the report with actual malice. However, Gayles allowed the president to file an amended complaint, which was submitted in May. The revised lawsuit has now also been dismissed.
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