{"id":11895,"date":"2026-04-13T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=11895"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:30:02","slug":"judge-dismisses-trumps-wall-street-journal-defamation-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/media\/judge-dismisses-trumps-wall-street-journal-defamation-suit\/njackson\/2026\/04\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Dismisses Trump\u2019s Wall Street Journal Defamation Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Trump\u2019s defamation lawsuit against <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> over a report detailing a letter Trump allegedly sent to disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has denied writing the letter and claims it was fabricated. But U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles ruled that the president failed to meet the high legal standard required for public figures to pursue defamation claims\u2014specifically, showing \u201cactual malice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Complaint comes nowhere close to this standard. Quite the opposite,\u201d Gayles <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.flsd.693830\/gov.uscourts.flsd.693830.59.0_2.pdf\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gayles, who sits on the federal bench in Miami and was appointed by former President Obama, said Trump may attempt to amend and refile the lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/5828714-judge-dismisses-trump-wall-street-journal-lawsuit\/\">suit<\/a> stems from a July filing after <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> published a report about a 2003 letter Trump allegedly sent to Epstein. The letter reportedly included several lines of text \u201cframed by the outline of a naked woman\u201d and ended with the message, \u201cHappy Birthday \u2014 and may every day be another wonderful secret.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has said he warned the Journal the letter was fake before publication and argued the outlet should have known the story was false. The Journal has stood by its reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his ruling, Gayles emphasized that the court was not deciding whether Trump actually wrote the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBecause the Court finds that the Complaint fails to adequately allege actual malice, it declines to address these issues at this juncture,\u201d Gayles wrote. \u201cMoreover, whether President Trump was the author of the Letter or Epstein\u2019s friend are questions of fact that cannot be determined at this stage of the litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge also noted that even if Trump had successfully alleged actual malice, his claims for special damages would still fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Trump\u2019s legal team said the president plans to continue pursuing the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump will follow Judge Gayles\u2019s ruling and guidance to refile this powerhouse lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and all of the other Defendants,\u201d the spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cThe President will continue to hold accountable those who traffic in Fake News to mislead the American People.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit names <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, the two reporters who wrote the story, News Corp, its CEO, Dow Jones, and Rupert Murdoch as defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case comes amid renewed attention on Epstein and his past associations. 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