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

- Source: NPR Business
- Published: 2026-11-01T08:20:19+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6025342/judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-journal-epstein-letter
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/grasping-at-straws-judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-jour-22fc29/

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.

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