President Trump on Friday filed a complaint trial against Wall Street Journal publisher and its leader, Rurt Murdoch, paper published a story, called a “Bawdi” birthday paper. Jeffrey Epstein That paper was signed by Mr. Trump.
The case filed in the southern district of Florida demands loss of at least $ 10 billion. It alleges that paper claims were “false, defamation, assembled and inequality”, and accuse the journal of “clear journalism failures”.
Paper claimed the letter from the early 2000s, with the signature of Mr. Trump, along with the birthday message and a drawing of a naked woman also appeared. According to the Journal report, it was collected in a book in 2003 with letters from other friends and acquaintances to mark Epstein’s 50th birthday. The President has denied the report, called the letter “fake”.
The President has earlier admitted that he has crossed the path Epstein Years ago, but said that they had “falling”.
The suit has named the journal publisher, Dow Jones & Co. with its original company, News Corporation. The case is also named in the trial as reporters Joseph Palazolo and Khadija Safdar, Beline are on Epstein StoryAlso Robert Thomson, CEO of Murdoch and Dove Jones.
One in True social Post, Mr. Trump referred to it as a “powerhouse suit” and “historical legal action”.
A spokesman by Dow Jones said in a statement, “We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will strictly defend against any lawsuit.”
Defamation lawsuits for success in American courts face a high bar. Typically, to win a defamation suit for a public person, they need not only to demonstrate that false claims were made about them, but also that the defendant “worked with” “”Actual malice“Meaning that they knew that the claims were false or worked with negligent disregard for truth.
The White House did not immediately respond to the request of the comment on the trial.
Have to face Disclosure More Description on EpsteinWho died in his jail cell in 2019, while facing allegations of sex trafficking, Mr. Trump on Thursday Ordered To seek the release of a grand jury testimony related to Attorney General Palm Bandi Epstein. Department of Justice late Friday night A proposal filed To ignore that grand jury testimony.
Epstein was examined by federal authorities in Florida in the 2000s, which ended in a guilty petition on a non-existing agreement and allegations of state prostitution, and was later accused of child sexual trafficking in Manhattan in 2019. Ghishline MaxwellIt investigated the circumstances Epstein’s death In federal custody, which was considered a suicide.
Mr. Trump’s order comes after the Department of Justice and FBI A memorandum released Saying that Epstein did not have a “client list”, she did not try to blackmail any major figures, and died of suicide. Memo attracted backlash from across the political spectrum, which included some enthusiastic Trump Backers, as Bondi and other administration figures promised to release information on Epstein.
