A closer look at “Judge Dismisses Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Suit Against The Wall Street Journal Over E”, exactly as the source publishes it. A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, marking the second failed attempt by the former president to prove the publication acted with actual malice. The suit centered on a Journal article about a birthday note Trump allegedly sent The suit centered on a Journal article about a birthday note Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender.
Trump claimed the article falsely implied he had a close friendship with Epstein, damaging his reputation. However, the court found no evidence that the Journal knowingly published false information or entertained serious doubts about the article’s truth. This ruling underscores the high legal bar for public figures to win defamation cases, especially against major news organizations. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.