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Bloomberg NewsonBluesky3d ago
A judge threw out Donald Trump’s $10 billion libel suit against the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp., dealing a blow to the president’s ongoing campaign of litigation against the media
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Analysis Summary
This is accurate — a federal judge in Florida dismissed Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal on April 14, 2026, ruling he failed to prove the paper acted with actual malice when reporting the Epstein letter story. Bloomberg's framing about it being a blow to Trump's litigation campaign against media is well-supported: he's also sued the New York Times for $15 billion and the BBC for $10 billion. The ruling gives Trump until April 27 to file an amended complaint.
Claims Analysis (2)
“A judge threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion libel suit against the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp.”
A Florida federal court judge tossed out a $10 billion defamation lawsuit by President Donald Trump against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal.
“This dealt a blow to the president's ongoing campaign of litigation against the media”
The lawsuit dealt a blow to the president's ongoing campaign of litigation against the media. The president has regularly sued news outlets, including a New York Times suit demanding $15 billion and a BBC suit for $10 billion.
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