Donald Trump Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over 2003 Epstein Note Report
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- •Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal on August 12, 2025, over a July 2025 article alleging he sent a crude birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
- •The reported note allegedly included a drawing of a naked woman and Trump’s signature in the pubic area, described as "bawdy" in the article.
- •Trump’s legal team claims the story was fabricated and published with actual malice, seeking punitive damages and a jury trial.
- •The lawsuit argues the report caused severe reputational and financial harm, while the WSJ has defended its reporting as accurate and sourced.
Former US President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and its parent company, News Corp, over a July 2025 report that alleged he sent a sexually suggestive birthday message to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. The lawsuit, lodged in the New York State Supreme Court on August 12, 2025, claims the article defamed him by publishing false and damaging statements about a personal communication he said was private and consensual.
