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The defamation lawsuit was filed in a Florida federal court.
President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit Friday over a Wall Street Journal article related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones in federal court on Friday, according to Reuters. The lawsuit seeks $10 billion per count over a report linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. Legal experts say the case may be dismissed because Trump did not comply with Florida’s five-day notice rule for defamation suits.
Proving that the Wall Street Journal's reporting is false would require Trump to answer questions under oath about Jeffrey Epstein.
The government’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has roiled the president’s closed supporters for weeks.