Judge dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter story

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJudge dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter storyTrump filed $10 billion defamation suit against Ruper Murdoch, publishers and journalistsAlex Woodward in New York Monday 13 April 2026 14:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956625","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-epstein-lawsuit-dismissed-wsj-birthday-letter-b2956625.html","title":"Judge dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein birthday note"}}CloseMelania Trump denies relationship with Epstein in unexpected public statementSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":...