Trump's Defamation Suit Against WSJ Dismissed

0:00It's April 13th. Welcome in. This is Sydney News today, where local news meets AI. A federal judge just tossed out Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdock. The beef stem from a story claiming Trump's name appeared on a flirty birthday card in Jeffrey Epstein's 2003 birthday album, Judge Daringayles ruled. It didn't hit the actual malice bar that public figures like Trump got a clear. The judge pointed out the journal reporter's hit up Trump's team for comment first and ran his denial right in the piece. That let readers make up their own minds, so no malice there. Still, Gales gave Trump a shot to refile an updated complaint by April 27th. Trump's cam called the card fake from the jump, saying it wrecked his rep. But this is one of many suits he's lobbed at big media during his presidency. Critics, especially Democrats and free press folks, worry it's all about shutting down tough coverage. Epstein's old ties to Trump keep popping up as a headache, especially after those files

1:02dropped, and First Lady Melania denied any real friendship in a recent presser. Trump even axed his attorney general over how she handled the Epstein docs. For now, the doors cracked open for more legal drama, but the journal's standing firm on their reporting. We'll see if Trump swings back or lets this one slide.