July 18, 2025legal actionmedia accountabilitypublic figurescivil litigationJusticeAccountabilityThe Epstein Files
Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein birthday-letter reporting
Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, and related parties after reporting about a birthday-book entry linked to Epstein. Trump denied the reporting and framed the lawsuit as a response to a false story. The suit became part of the broader records fight around Epstein documents and public-figure accountability.