Trump Sues WSJ, Murdoch Over Epstein Letter Report

Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit in Florida federal court against Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Dow Jones, and Wall Street Journal reporters over a report alleging he wrote a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday, which Trump denies as fake. The lawsuit has generated political controversy, with Vice President JD Vance publicly defending Trump and criticizing the Wall Street Journal, despite his prior calls for transparency about Epstein's associates. The Wall Street Journal and its parent companies maintain confidence in the accuracy of their reporting and have declined further comment. In response to the renewed focus on the Epstein case, Trump's aides are expected to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Epstein's sex trafficking investigation. The legal dispute occurs amid continued public scrutiny of Epstein's connections to prominent individuals and the status of evidence seized from his properties. Epstein died by suicide in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.