President Donald Trump has launched a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal after the paper reported he sent Jeffrey Epstein a lewd birthday card in 2003. In retaliation, the White House banned the Journal from the press pool covering Trump’s Scotland trip, drawing widespread condemnation from media organizations and free speech advocates.
The controversy centers on a reported letter and sketch Trump allegedly sent to Epstein, which Trump denies, calling the story fake and threatening further legal action. Legal experts say Trump faces an uphill battle due to strong US protections for press freedom and the high bar for public figures to win defamation cases.
The feud has ruptured the long-standing alliance between Trump and Murdoch, raising new questions about Trump’s ties to Epstein and the future of media relations in US politics.
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