Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and Rupert Murdoch
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The demise of the president's case against the journalist offers a broader lesson about the benefits of fighting back — and the folly of appeasement.
President Donald Trump’s bid to take down the Wall Street Journal over its coverage of his connection to Jeffrey Epstein has landed in the courtroom of Darrin Gayles, who is likely experiencing deja vu.
The president filed a lawsuit in Miami court Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and two Wall Street Journal reporters, according to Reuters. The two journalists named in the lawsuit are likely Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo, whose names appeared in the story byline.
A federal judge will hear arguments today in Harvard's lawsuit over the Trump administration's cuts to the university's research funding. The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge New York to release grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Here’s what President Donald Trump would have to prove to win his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.
By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.