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Trump seeks quick deposition of Rupert Murdoch in Jeffrey Epstein letter defamation case
MIAMI, FLORIDA, JUL 28 – Trump demands quick deposition of Rupert Murdoch in $10 billion defamation suit over a disputed 2003 letter to Jeffrey Epstein, citing Murdoch's age and health concerns.
- President Donald Trump asked a Florida judge to order News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch to testify immediately in Trump's defamation case over The Wall Street Journal's reporting on Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
- Trump filed a motion for an expedited deposition from 94-year-old Murdoch, citing his age, health issues, and New York residence as potential difficulties for testifying at a Florida trial.
- Trump sued Murdoch and the Journal over an article alleging Trump sent Epstein a letter with a drawing of a naked woman on his 50th birthday, which Trump denies.
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Trump Claims WSJ Wants to Settle Lawsuit Over Epstein Story
President Donald Trump claimed the Wall Street Journal is trying to settle the defamation lawsuit he filed over their report that he wrote a bawdy letter to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. Speaking with reporters on board Air Force One Tuesday afternoon, the president was asked about his lawyers trying to expedite a deposition from the Journal’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, on the basis that he would be “unavailable for in-person testimony at t…
Trump Presses Court to Question Murdoch in Defamation Fight
President Donald Trump has requested that a U.S. judge order a quick deposition for 94-year-old Rupert Murdoch in the case surrounding an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. “Murdoch is 94 years old, has suffered from multiple health issues throughout his life, is believed to have suffered recent significant health scares, and is presumed to live in New York, New York,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in court documents. “Taken together, these fac…
Donald Trump asked Monday the judge responsible for his libel complaint for an article in the Wall Street Journal to gather as soon as possible the testimony of the media magnate Rupert Murdoch, notably invoking his age, 94.
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