Trump sues Wall Street Journal for libel after Epstein birthday letter story 

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President Donald Trump on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and related parties for publishing a story regarding his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

The president’s lawsuit targeted Wall Street Journal owner Rupert Murdoch and the two reporters who wrote the story, Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo, along with the Wall Street Journal’s publisher, Dow Jones & Co. It was filed in a Miami court, with court documents showing Trump is seeking a minimum of $10 billion in damages.

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