From the Left · Read · October 31, 2026
Oct 31 · Federal Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismisses President Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over the Epstein birthday letter story, this time with prejudice
Mediaite: BREAKING: Judge Throws Out Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Birthday Article
Grade B (88/100). Article: the ruling, the defendants, the Journal's description of the letter and Trump's denial
B: Uses loaded words.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'The reporters had published a bombshell report'; 'convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein' (outlet's own wording)
Splits: Article: the ruling, the defendants, the Journal's description of the letter and Trump's denial
Same story: CNBC, Just the News
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