Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein story dismissed for now

News Corp

13/04/2026 14:20

April 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed on Monday Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over an article asserting the U.S. president's name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but said Trump could re-file the case.

 (Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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