《华尔街日报》试图驳回特朗普在2003年一份生日照会中提出的10B美元诽谤诉讼, The Wall Street Journal seeks to dismiss Trump’s $10B defamation suit over a 2003 birthday note claim, calling it accurate and protected speech.

《华尔街日报》及其母公司要求一名联邦法官驳回Donald Trump在2025年7月一篇文章上提出的100亿美元的诽谤诉讼,指控Trump于2003年向Jeffrey Epstein发出了一份臭气熏天的生日说明。 The Wall Street Journal and its parent companies have asked a federal judge to dismiss Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over a July 2025 article claiming Trump sent a bawdy birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. 《日刊》援引了Epstein庄园和众议院监督委员会发布的与所述内容相符的一封信,认为文章内容是幽默的或暗示性的,因此认为文章准确无误,不能诽谤。 The Journal argues the article is accurate, citing a letter released by the Epstein estate and the House Oversight Committee that matches the one described, and contends the content—being a humorous or suggestive note—cannot be defamatory. 他们提出诉讼,威胁新闻自由,要求以偏见和法律费用解雇他们。 They assert the lawsuit threatens press freedom and seek dismissal with prejudice and legal fees. Trump否认这封信是真实的,声称签名不是他的,但必须证明“实际恶意”才能获胜。 Trump denies the letter is authentic, claiming the signature is not his, but must prove “actual malice” to win. 本案是特朗普对媒体提出诽谤诉讼这一更广泛模式的一部分,包括最近被驳回的对《纽约时报》提出的150亿美元诉讼。 The case is part of a broader pattern of Trump filing defamation suits against media outlets, including a recently dismissed $15 billion suit against the New York Times. Epstein于2019年去世;他的同事Ghislaine Maxwell正在服20年徒刑。 Epstein died in 2019; his associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence.