Trump Vows to Sue Rupert Murdoch

Friday, July 18, 2025

"I told Rupert Murdoch it was a Scam, that he shouldn't print this Fake Story. But he did, and now I'm going to sue his ass off, and that of his third rate newspaper," Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday night.

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: bit.ly/3IzlBhG President Donald Trump allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein a lewd letter for the disgraced financier's 50th birthday, according to The Wall Street Journal. The politician has vehemently denied involvement with the convicted child sex offender. l : Getty

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Poor widdle pedo.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-18 01:44 PM | Reply

Guess Trump wants even more information released and the accompanying publicity? Bold move to invoke the Streisand effect, let's see how it plays out for him.

#2 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-07-18 03:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Sue, Donald, sue. Keep this plastered in the public mind all the way to 11/2026.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-18 03:27 PM | Reply

In a couple of weeks Der Dotard will be lauded by his supporters for sexing down teen girls. He will be the envy of all the mouth-breathers. Even the MAGA Gals will think it OK, because, you know, he's a virile man and has to be satisfied...

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2025-07-18 04:37 PM | Reply

Trump's collecting frenemies like MAGAts collect Trump trinkets and swag.

Musk, Murdoch ... wealthy enough to put some hurt on him.

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-07-18 05:54 PM | Reply

Another view ...

Analysis: Why Trump Is Struggling to Change the Narrative on Epstein
www.politico.com

... The president seems to have lost his talent for shaping the story of the day. Or did the Wall Street Journal just throw him a lifeline? ...

fwiw, I disagree wit the conclusions of the analysis, but I thought it worthwhile to post anyway.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 05:58 PM | Reply

Lawyers are already salivating in anticipation of the depositions. Can you use the 5th in civil court? FOFO.

#7 | Posted by mattm at 2025-07-18 06:02 PM | Reply

Donald Trump has sued Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal newspaper reporters for libel and slander over claims that he sent sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a bawdy note and sketch of a naked woman.

Trump's lawsuit on Friday, which also targets Dow Jones and News Corp, was filed in the southern district of Florida federal court in Miami.

Trump has faced an extraordinary backlash from his own supporters over the Epstein files.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week found that 69% of respondents thought the federal government was hiding details about Epstein's clients, compared to 6% who disagreed and about one in four who said they unsure."

www.theguardian.com

Sounds like the Base is down from about 33 percent to 25 percent. That's a bit of progress.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-18 06:09 PM | Reply

@#6 ...

This is a much better place': WSJ bombshell unites a frayed MAGA
www.politico.com

... Some of President Donald Trump's aides and closest allies breathed a sigh of relief Friday as the MAGA base, once sharply divided over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, rallied to the president's defense and trained their ire on a common enemy: the media.

The Wall Street Journal's report alleging Trump sent a lewd birthday letter to Epstein offered the administration and the president's supporters a chance to shift the narrative to more comfortable ground where Trump is the victim and the so-called elites are the target. And they believe it gives credence to the president's argument earlier this week that the Epstein story has been a "witchhunt" that plays into Democrats' hands.

"Thank God for Dems and media overreach on this," said a person close to the administration, granted anonymity to speak candidly. "It saves us every time." ...

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 07:10 PM | Reply

@#8 ... That's a bit of progress. ...

Do not ever underestimate the power of a cult.

Stated differently, what topics might you think this site wil be talking about a week from now?

A month from now?

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 07:29 PM | Reply

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein article
www.nbcnews.com

... President Donald Trump on Friday took legal action less than 24 hours after The Wall Street Journal published an article saying Trump sent a letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 that included a drawing of a naked woman.

The lawsuit, which seeks at least $10 billion in damages and a jury trial, names the Journal's parent company, News Corp.; its publisher, Dow Jones; two reporters for the newspaper; News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, and chief executive Robert Thomson, as the defendants.

"We have just filed a POWERHOUSE Lawsuit against everyone involved in publishing the false, malicious, defamatory, FAKE NEWS 'article' in the useless 'rag' that is, The Wall Street Journal," Trump wrote on Truth Social. ...

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 10:47 PM | Reply

@#11

... so this topic of discussion may not go away any time soon?

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 10:48 PM | Reply

@#11 ... In an 18-page complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida ...

Judge Cannon?

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 10:49 PM | Reply

#13

Yes. www.courthousenews.com

And it's probably not improper.

Link to the complaint. www.courthousenews.com

#14 | Posted by et_al at 2025-07-18 11:34 PM | Reply

@#14 ... And it's probably not improper. ...

I agree about the assignment not being improper.

But then there seems to be a question about the lack of Judges in that district (and other Florida districts).

If there seems to be a shortage of Judges in that district, then the cases presented to that district seem to be more likely to be presented before the Trump-friendly [I tone down my opinion] Judge Cannon.

But that leads me to ask, why does there seem to be a shortage of Judges in that district and other districts in Florida?

Could it be that there are already enough Trump-friendly Judges, so no need to risk appointing new Judges?

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 11:46 PM | Reply