Here’s the latest I can share based on recent reporting:
Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over Epstein-related coverage has faced a dismissal by a U.S. district judge, who said Trump failed to show actual malice and gave him a chance to amend the complaint. The judge’s order suggested a pathway for refiling rather than a final resolution. [Citation: multiple outlets reporting the dismissal and ruling, including CNN summaries of the judge’s decision and statements in the order].[8]
In response to the dismissal, Trump indicated he would refile an updated complaint by a stated deadline (around late April 2026), arguing the judge’s ruling allowed refiling. His team framed the move as continuing a costly lawsuit rather than ending it.[1][2]
Coverage from other sources notes this is part of a broader string of defamation actions Trump has pursued against WSJ and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, with initial filings dating back to 2025 and various procedural developments since then.[5][7]
Public updates have included reporting that WSJ’s publisher Dow Jones stood by the publication’s reporting, while Trump and his allies maintained the litigation as a broader fight against “fake news.”[2][5]
If you’d like, I can pull the exact court documents or compile a concise timeline of filings, rulings, and next steps, and provide linked citations. Would you like a brief timeline with key dates and a short summary of the judge’s reasoning?[8]
The judge wrote in the order that Trump had failed to make the argument that the article was published with the intent to be malicious, but gave the president a chance to file an amended complaint.
www.inquirer.comThe lawsuit has been lodged in the Southern District of Florida’s federal court
www.exchange4media.comPresident Donald Trump said Monday that he would re-files his lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal after it was tossed out by a judge.
abcnews4.comPresident Donald Trump said Monday that he would re-files his lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal after it was tossed out by a judge.
katu.comPresident Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Friday against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal over the newspaper's reporting on ties between Trump and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein.
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