Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion suit against Wall Street Journal and Murdoch

A federal judge dismissed Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion suit against Wall Street Journal and Murdoch

A federal judge on Saturday dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

The suit concerned a Journal story about an Epstein letter and Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. In rejecting the case, the judge described the president as "grasping at straws," according to NPR.

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