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Federal Judge Dismisses Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal
Federal Judge dismisses President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump's name, giving him an opportunity to refile.
A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, allowing him to refile the case after it was initially tossed due to a technicality related to the timing of the lawsuit. Trump had sued the newspaper for its reporting on a lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing his name. The judge's decision means that Trump will have another chance to pursue the lawsuit against the Journal, which had published a story about the letter in 2019.
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