U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed with prejudice Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. Gayles ruled Trump had not shown the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice, as required by law. The suit concerned the Journal’s reporting on a letter purportedly written and signed by Trump for Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book.
WHO:
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles
WHAT:
Dismissed Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch with prejudice.
WHEN:
Oct 31, 2026
WHERE:
Miami, USA
WHY:
Gayles ruled Trump did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice, as required by law.
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