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Judge dismisses Trump's second suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

A federal judge in Miami threw out, with prejudice, Trump's revised $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over its story on a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.

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U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami has dismissed President Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal for the second time. The Hill and NPR say the ruling came on Saturday. CBS News and PBS NewsHour report the dismissal is with prejudice. Al Jazeera calls it permanent.

CBS and PBS report that Gayles found Trump had failed to show the defendants acted with actual malice. PBS says the law requires that showing. CBS says the ruling is 20 pages long. NPR quotes the judge as saying Trump was "grasping at straws."

NBC News says the court threw out a revised version of the original suit. The New York Times calls it Trump's second attempt to argue the Journal acted with actual malice. The Hill reports Trump filed the first suit last year.

NPR reports the suit also named media owner Rupert Murdoch. The case concerns a Journal article about a 2003 letter Trump allegedly sent to Epstein, according to The Hill. The BBC describes it as a letter purportedly written and signed by Trump for a birthday book. NBC says he allegedly sent it more than two decades ago.

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  1. The New York TimesJudge Tosses Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against The Wall Street JournalSat, Oct 31, 4:22 PM EDT
  2. CBS NewsJudge dismisses with prejudice Trump lawsuit against Wall Street JournalSat, Oct 31, 4:59 PM EDT
  3. NBC NewsJudge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card storySat, Oct 31, 5:09 PM EDT
  4. PBS NewsHourJudge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letterSat, Oct 31, 5:32 PM EDT
  5. Al JazeeraTrump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal caseSat, Oct 31, 6:36 PM EDT
  6. BBC NewsJudge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday bookSat, Oct 31, 8:41 PM EDT
  7. NPR'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letterSun, Nov 1, 3:20 AM EST
  8. The HillJudge dismisses Trump’s defamation suit against WSJ a second timeSun, Nov 1, 10:02 AM EST

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Earlier versions (5)
  1. Sun, Nov 1, 5:00 AM EST, 7 outlets: Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion suit against Wall Street Journal and Murdoch
  2. Sun, Nov 1, 4:25 AM EST, 6 outlets: Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion suit against Wall Street Journal and Murdoch
  3. Sat, Oct 31, 5:40 PM EDT, 4 outlets: Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against Wall Street Journal
  4. Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against Wall Street Journal
  5. Sat, Oct 31, 5:05 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against Wall Street Journal