Judge Dismisses President Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Media Outlet Over Epstein Story

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Don Arpeggio

A judge dismissed President Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

The lawsuit claimed the newspaper defamed Trump with a story alleging that he sent Jeffrey Epstein a “bawdy” 50th birthday letter.

However, Trump will have a chance to file an amended lawsuit in the case.

CNN shared further:

US District Judge Darrin P. Gayles ruled that Trump failed to plausibly allege the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper acted with “actual malice” when it reported the story.

Gayles dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, meaning the saga is not over: Trump’s camp now has until April 27 to file an amended complaint addressing the judge’s concerns.

In order to proceed, Gayles wrote, Trump must adequately allege that the Journal knowingly published false information or acted with reckless disregard for the truth.

But Gayles said the original complaint instead relied on “formulaic” claims about malice, coming “nowhere close” to the court’s standards for claiming defamation for a public figure such as Trump.

“The Article explains that, before running the story, Defendants contacted President Trump, Justice Department officials, and the FBI for comment,” the judge wrote, according to CNBC.

“President Trump responded with his denial, the Justice Department did not respond at all, and the FBI declined to comment. In short, the Complaint and Article confirm that Defendants attempted to investigate,” the judge continued.

CNBC has more:

A spokesman for the Journal’s publisher, Dow Jones & Co., in a statement said, “We are pleased with the judge’s decision to dismiss this complaint.”

“We stand behind the reliability, rigor and accuracy of The Wall Street Journal’s reporting,” the spokesman said.

A spokesman for Trump’s legal team, in a statement, said, “President Trump will follow Judge Gayles’s ruling and guidance to refile this powerhouse lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and all of the other Defendants.”

“The President will continue to hold accountable those who traffic in Fake News to mislead the American People,” the spokesman said.

The White House declined to comment, referring questions to Trump’s legal team.

Lawyers for the defendants had in legal filings said Trump’s case should be dismissed because the article about the letter is true, the article is not defamatory, and because Trump had not shown that the newspaper acted with actual malice.

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