# Judge Again Tosses Out Donald Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal Over Its Reporting On Jeffrey Epstein Birthday Letter

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judge-again-tosses-out-donald-trumps-10-billion-lawsuit-against-the-wall-street-journal-over-its-reporting-on-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter/
- Published: 2026-11-01T00:08:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/trump-wall-street-journal-lawsuit-dismissed-jeffrey-epstein-1237210665/
- Topics: Software, Technology

## Key points

- Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion case with prejudice.
- He found the revised complaint did not sufficiently allege actual malice.
- The ruling did not decide who wrote the Epstein birthday letter.

## Summary

A federal judge has again dismissed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its report about a letter bearing his name in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday book. The ruling matters because Judge Darrin Gayles said Trump’s revised complaint did not adequately allege that the newspaper knowingly published false claims or acted with reckless disregard for the truth, and dismissed the case with prejudice.

The Journal reported that the letter included bawdy text and a drawing of a naked woman; Trump has denied writing it. The House Oversight Committee later released documents that included a letter matching the newspaper’s description. The judge did not decide who wrote the letter or whether the article’s claims were true or defamatory, but said Trump’s allegations did not meet the legal standard for public figures. Trump’s legal team said he would continue pursuing the case against the defendants, while Dow Jones welcomed the ruling.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Judge Again Tosses Out Donald Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal Over Its Reporting On Jeffrey Epstein Birthday Letter](https://deadline.com/2026/10/trump-wall-street-journal-lawsuit-dismissed-jeffrey-epstein-1237210665/)
- [Variety: Judge Dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal Defamation Lawsuit Over Published Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ for a Second Time](https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/judge-dismisses-trump-wsj-defamation-lawsuit-epstein-1236936423/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Trump Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Story Dismissed by Judge](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/trump-lawsuit-wall-street-journal-epstein-dismissed-1236744244/)

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