List of Trump's Media Lawsuits as Judge Tosses WSJ Epstein Note Case
Summary
A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, its parent companies and two reporters. The judge ruled that Trump had not plausibly alleged actual malice, the legal standard public figures must meet in defamation cases. The article also describes Trump’s pending lawsuit against the BBC and a separate case brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico over their White House access.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed Trump’s Journal lawsuit with prejudice, so the claims cannot be refiled in their current form.
- The lawsuit followed a July 2025 Journal article about a purported birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein; Trump denied writing the letter.
- Gayles said Trump had not plausibly alleged that the defendants acted with actual malice, citing the Supreme Court’s New York Times v. Sullivan decision.
- Trump is seeking $5 billion on each of two claims in his lawsuit against the BBC over edits to a documentary featuring his January 6, 2021, speech.
- A judge ordered Trump to sit for a deposition in the BBC case by December 11 and warned that the case could be dismissed if he failed to provide relevant documents or evidence of the search for them.
- CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued after the White House revoked their access, arguing that the action violated the First Amendment and due-process protections.
- Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to restore the outlets’ credentials and later issued a preliminary injunction keeping them in the White House while the case proceeds.
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