A federal judge in Florida officially threw out the defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. The dispute originated from an article alleging that Trump sent a "bawdy" 50th birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump claimed the piece was defamatory, but the court's dismissal with prejudice effectively ends the amended legal action.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch.
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A federal judge in Florida on Saturday dismissed President Donald Trump's amended lawsuit with prejudice against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, which claimed the newspaper defamed Trump with a story saying the president had sent a "bawdy" 50th birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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