Trump's lawsuit against WSJ and Rupert Murdoch falls to Obama-appointed judge
Trump again criticized the newspaper for one of its articles, which he described as "typically untruthful."
Rupert Murdoch, owner of The Wall Street Journal.
Judge Darrin P. Gayles will try Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for defamation. Appointed by Barack Obama in 2014, he has practiced for 11 years in the Southern District of Florida.
Trump took the newspaper to court for asserting that the president had sent a letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, described by the WSJ as escalating in tone. The president assured that the information was false: "I never wrote a picture in my life. I don't draw pictures of women. It's not my language. It's not my words."
The news that Gayles will preside over the $10-billion trial was made known hours after Trump again lashed out at the newspaper, this time for publishing that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had explained to him that firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell would be bad for the markets.
The Republican described the article as "typically untruthful," claiming that "nobody had to explain that to me." "I know better than anybody what’s good for the Market, and what’s good for the U.S.A," he continued, "If it weren’t for me, the Market wouldn’t be at Record Highs right now, it probably would have CRASHED!" "So, get your information CORRECT."
He did not say whether he will also take legal action for this latest piece.
While the WSJ did not respond to this charge, it did defend itself against the defamation lawsuit. "We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit," they communicated through a spokesperson.
"A powerhouse lawsuit against everyone involved"
"I hope Rupert and his 'friends' are looking forward to the many hours of depositions and testimonies they will have to provide in this case," the president warned in what he defined as "a POWERHOUSE lawsuit against everyone involved in publishing the false, malicious, defamatory, FAKE NEWS 'article.'"
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