Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report

<p>President follows through on libel threat over report that said he sent Epstein ‘bawdy’ birthday note and sketch</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/18/donald-trump-epstein-files-wsj-birthright-citizenship-cryptocurrency-us-politics-live-news-updates">Trump files libel suit against Murdoch – US politics live </a></p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump has sued Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal newspaper reporters for libel and slander over claims that he sent the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a lewd letter and sketch of a naked woman.</p><p>Trump’s lawsuit on Friday, which also targets Dow Jones and News Corp, was filed in the southern district of Florida federal court in Miami.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-libel-lawsuit-wsj-dow-jones-rupert-murdoch">Continue reading...</a>