Trump sued over a July 17 story that said he’d sent a “bawdy” birthday note to Epstein in 2003, typed within a sketched outline of a naked woman and signed with the president’s signature in the pubic area. The note ends with: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” Trump has repeatedly claimed the note is fake.
(April 13): A judge threw out Donald Trump’s US$10 billion libel suit against The Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp, dealing a blow to the president’s ongoing campaign of litigation against the media.
The decision on Monday in federal court in Miami largely vindicates a 2025 story that suggested Trump sent a lewd birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein more than two decades ago. The judge said the complaint failed to meet the legal standard for a defamation suit but gave Trump until April 27 to file a new complaint.
