The district court dismissed U.S. President Trump’s petition, in which he had filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $10 billion (about Rs. 95,000 crore) in damages against the Wall Street Journal, which is published in the United States in the Epstein case, and its parent company, Dow Jones.
Jeffrey Epstein, who worked as a financial adviser in the United States, had close ties with many prominent figures and wealthy individuals, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, current President Donald Trump, and former British Prince Andrew.
During the period from 2002 to 2005, allegations emerged that Epstein had sexually abused many girls. He was arrested in connection with these allegations, and in 2019, he was found dead in a New York prison. It is said that he died by suicide by hanging in prison.
A few months ago, the U.S. Department of Justice released emails, photographs, and other documents related to Epstein, along with details of the investigation into his and his associates' activities.
The documents known as the Epstein files contain information including details about Bill Gates and Trump, photographs of Andrew with an unidentified woman, and email exchanges between businessman Elon Musk and Epstein. However, Trump said that he had cut off his friendship with Epstein many years ago.
Trump sent a letter to Epstein...: Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported last year on a birthday letter that Trump is said to have sent to Epstein in 2003.
It is said that the letter contained passages with sexual references and a drawing of a naked woman. However, Trump, who said that he did not write the letter, accused the newspaper of publishing defamatory information against him.
Following this, Trump filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $10 billion against the newspaper and its parent company, Dow Jones, in a district court in Miami, Florida, in the United States.
The court that heard the case dismissed it last April, saying Trump’s side had not presented sufficient arguments to show that the newspaper published the story without confirming whether Trump had actually written the letter to Epstein or not.
However, the court allowed Trump to file an amended complaint on this matter. Accordingly, he filed the amended complaint in May. But the court said that complaint also did not contain sufficient arguments to prove that false news had been published without confirming whether the letter had actually been written or not, and on Saturday it ordered the case dismissed.
Meanwhile, criticism has arisen that the U.S. government administration is posting inflammatory, racist messages on X, including from the White House and the country’s Agriculture Secretary. It is noteworthy that these criticisms have emerged as the U.S. midterm elections are set to be held soon.
