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Ruling with prejudice' means US president may not amend or refile his lawsuit over his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein

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BREAKING: A federal judge has DISMISSED Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its Epstein birthday letter reporting WITH PREJUDICE. The judge rejected Trump's arguments, praised the Journal's investigation, and left open the possibility Trump could owe legal fees.

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-- MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 4:30 PM · Oct 31, 2026

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Bottom line: Trump's yip-yapping that his co-conspirator letter of praise, muck, and yuck for pedo buddy Jeffrey Epstein was "fake" gets, literally, tossed out of court.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-11-01 05:29 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Stinky's wonderful secret consisted of him raping children with his "pal" Epstein.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-11-01 09:51 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Republicans see this drawing, think about their daughters, and they know they're right to vote Republican.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-11-01 10:33 AM | Reply

And we have yet to even hear from DJT on Epstein's butt. I'm sure he wants to compliment it.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-11-01 10:43 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Another view ...

www.cbsnews.com

... In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice on Saturday, ruling that Mr. Trump did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice.

He said the lawsuit was "grasping at straws" as it attempted to "manufacture" flaws in the WSJ's investigative reporting. ...

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#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-01 12:48 PM | Reply

Imagine having filed a $10billion lawsuit, and the judge then dismisses it (with prejudice) because, as the Judge seems to say, the lawsuit was "grasping at straws" as it attempted to "manufacture" flaws in the WSJ's investigative reporting. ...

Judge's full opinion is here: storage.courtlistener.com

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-01 02:31 PM | Reply

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