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A federal judge on Monday tossed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for reporting on a racy letter he purportedly wrote to commemorate Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003.
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles concluded that Trump came “nowhere close” to asserting that the newspaper’s actions revealing the existence and contents of the note amounted to the “actual malice” needed for Trump to prevail in a defamation case.
“Quite the opposite,” Gayles, a Florida-based Obama appointee, wrote in the 17-page decision.
Gayles emphasized the paper’s extensive work to confirm the authenticity of the letter, despite Trump’s claim it was a fake, and noted that the article included the president’s objection and revealed attempts to contact the FBI and Justice Department for comment.
Trump hates it when the truth is told about him. No grounds for lawsuit existed and he knew it
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles concluded that Trump came “nowhere close” to asserting that the newspaper’s actions revealing the existence and contents of the note amounted to the “actual malice” needed for Trump to prevail in a defamation case.
“Quite the opposite,” Gayles, a Florida-based Obama appointee, wrote in the 17-page decision.
Gayles emphasized the paper’s extensive work to confirm the authenticity of the letter, despite Trump’s claim it was a fake, and noted that the article included the president’s objection and revealed attempts to contact the FBI and Justice Department for comment.
Trump hates it when the truth is told about him. No grounds for lawsuit existed and he knew it
