Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones in federal court on Friday, according to Reuters. The lawsuit seeks $10 billion per count over a report linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. Legal experts say the case may be dismissed because Trump did not comply with Florida’s five-day notice rule for defamation suits.

U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal reporters, raising claims under federal libel law, court records show. A copy of the complaint was not immediately available.

President Donald Trump has been dealt an early blow in his libel lawsuit against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal. The case was assigned to a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama.

Proving that the Wall Street Journal's reporting is false would require Trump to answer questions under oath about Jeffrey Epstein.

Here’s what President Donald Trump would have to prove to win his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

Fox News has avoided mentioning this major news story in its broadcast despite its shocking nature. TV channel Newsmax, a MAGA-friendly broadcaster, has also hit out at the network for not addressing the controversy surrounding Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Trump is facing mounting pressure from his MAGA base to publicly release Justice Department files from the Epstein case.

The government’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has roiled the president’s closed supporters for weeks.