US Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal

A federal judge in the United States has dismissed with prejudice Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, news agency Reuters and news outlet Seznam Zprávy reported. In the suit, Trump had sought billions of dollars in damages.

The legal action followed a report by the newspaper alleging that Trump sent a sexually explicit greeting in 2003 to financier Jeffrey Epstein. Trump denied the allegations entirely and sued the publication for defamation.

In the ruling, the court determined that Trump failed to substantiate his defamation claims. Further details regarding the decision have not yet been released.