Wall Street Journal

Date

Apr 13, 2026

Sector

Media

Response

Fought and won

Amount

$10bn sought

Source

npr.org ↗

Pressure applied

Trump defamation suit over reporting on an alleged Epstein birthday letter

What was demanded

$10bn in damages

What happened

A judge dismissed the suit, with leave to amend

Where it stands

The paper neither settled nor apologised. Dismissal was without prejudice.

Period

Second term

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