The Wall Street Journal asks a judge to dismiss Donald Trump’s revised defamation lawsuit related to an article about a Jeffrey Epstein birthday card. According to court filings described by the outlets, the Journal argues that Trump’s new complaint does not address the shortcomings identified in an earlier dismissal and is effectively a “re-package” of allegations the court has already rejected. The Journal contends the revised filing fails to remedy the defects cited in the court’s prior dismissal order.
Trump sued the Journal in 2023 for $10 billion over the publication’s reporting, after which the court issued an adverse ruling. Following that ruling, Trump brought the updated lawsuit, seeking another opportunity to proceed with his claims. The Journal now seeks a second dismissal, maintaining that the revision does not correct the legal issues that led to the initial dismissal. The matter centers on whether Trump’s amended pleading can survive the same grounds that the court previously found insufficient.
