'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3803x2535+0+0/resize/3803x2535!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F97%2F0c%2F7eac73b14c49aef6625e9e5045d2%2Fap26304088819177.jpg' alt='President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at a campaign rally at the Ocean Center, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.'/><p>Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.</p><p>(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6025342' />