“Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit over Jeffrey Epstein birthday card story”

Key points

• Federal judge in Florida dismissed Trump’s amended defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal.
• Judge Gayles ruled the amended complaint failed to show actual malice by each defendant.
• The suit concerned a 2003 birthday card associated with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
• Trump claimed the Journal fabricated the card and misrepresented content of the note.
• Dismissal with prejudice marks Trump’s second failed attempt to pursue the case.