Trump sued the Wall Street Journal over its Epstein birthday-letter report

Date: 2025-07-18
Entry type: defamation-litigation
Current status: Civil litigation documented; filing a complaint does not prove its allegations.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Trump v. Dow Jones and Company Epstein-letter defamation casedefamation case filed over the report
Donald J. Trumpplaintiff

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
Trump filed a defamation complaint seeking at least $10 billion from The Wall Street Journal's publisher and others over reporting on the attributed Epstein birthday letter.
- The Guardian: Read Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over Epstein reportingComplaint summary and embedded filing