President Donald Trump on Wednesday refiled a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion in damages against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
A Reuters story states, “Trump is seeking at least $10 billion in damages, according to the amended lawsuit. He had sought the same amount previously.
“‘At the time of publication, Defendants recklessly disregarded whether the Defamatory Statements were true and/or they purposefully avoided the discovery of the truth,’ lawyers for Trump wrote in the amended complaint.
“The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court names Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones, News Corp and its CEO Robert Thomson, along with two Wall Street Journal reporters, Khadeeja Safdar and Joseph Palazzolo, as defendants, saying they defamed Trump and caused him to suffer “overwhelming” financial and reputational harm.
“Dow Jones has said it has full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of the Journal’s reporting and will vigorously defend the lawsuit.”
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