Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed President Trump’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal for reporting a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
US federal judge Darrin Gayles dismissed President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal. According to a report from the BBC, Gayles dismissed the case for lack of sufficient evidence. In 2025, the president sued the company after it reported on a letter that was allegedly written by the president to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Since the report emerged, the president denied writing and signing any letter.
According to Gayles, the lawsuit conflicts with the First Amendment, which is about the freedom of the press. The president’s legal team tried to refile the lawsuit, but Gayles dismissed it with prejudice.
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Federal Judge Dismissed President Trump’s Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal
According to Gayles, the main reason for the lawsuit’s dismissal was that Trump’s legal team failed to present any evidence. While the president protests his innocence and claims the outlet is trying to damage his public image, Gayles did not see ‘actual malice.’
“But that is not what the actual malice standard requires and runs afoul of the First Amendment.”
At that point, Gayles believes that Trump and his legal team are grasping at straws. Beyond failing to present substantial evidence that the reporting defamed the president, Gayles suggested the lawsuit is trying to manufacture flaws in the outlet’s work. Since there is no true evidence about actual malice, the First Amendment provided an easy basis for barring any future refiling.
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