Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:02pm on 19 Jul 2025,Saturday International
Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and two journalists. The suit targets a WSJ article alleging Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a lewd birthday letter in 2003 featuring a nude drawing. Trump called the report false, defamatory, and politically motivated. He denied any such letter existed, slamming the Journal as “fake news.” This legal move escalates Trump's battle with major media houses and coincides with growing pressure on the U.S. government to unseal Epstein-related court documents. Murdoch’s media empire has yet to officially respond. (PC: AFP)
