They just keep coming. President Trump is already involved in the same number of defamation and media lawsuits this year as he recorded in all of 2024, equaling his own record. The five cases Trump is embroiled in—as plaintiff or defendant—halfway through his first year back in the White House come as the president continues to clash with the press. Trump’s been sued by the Associated Press, NPR, PBS, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting already this year. Meanwhile, he’s gone on the offensive with a high-profile lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. That $10 billion case relates to a report from the Journal about a letter and drawing that Trump allegedly sent to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein two decades ago. The letter was given to Epstein for his 50th birthday and contained several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, according to the report. Trump denies sending it and said that he “looks forward” to making Murdoch testify in court.
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