Trump's Lawsuit Dismissed, Epstein Letter Remains

0:00It's April 13. From your city to your ears, this is Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A federal judge just tossed out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal on Monday morning. The case kicked off over the report on a 2003 letter, supposedly from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday bash. That letter had Trump's name on it, with typewritten lines outlining a naked woman sketched in marker, plus a cheeky note saying, happy birthday, and, may every day be another wonderful secret. The journal dug it up from Epstein's estate records that Congress later subpoenaed and released. Trump fired back quick, insisting those weren't his words or his style since he doesn't draw pictures like that. He sued back in July, promising to hit the paper hard right after the story broke. Judge Darren P. Gales in Florida said Trump failed to show the article came from Malice. Still, he gave Trump a window to refile an amended complaint and try again.

1:02White House state silent on request for comment, leaving this Epstein link simmering as Trump ways his next move.