DNYUZ
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Television
    • Theater
    • Gaming
    • Sports
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
No Result
View All Result
DNYUZ
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Donald Trump And Rupert Murdoch Reach Agreement To Delay Media Mogul’s Deposition In POTUS’ Defamation Lawsuit

August 5, 2025
in News
Donald Trump And Rupert Murdoch Reach Agreement To Delay Media Mogul’s Deposition In POTUS’ Defamation Lawsuit
495
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Rupert Murdoch‘s deposition in Donald Trump‘s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the media mogul and The Wall Street Journal likely will not be happening any time soon.

Late on Monday, attorneys for both sides in the case filed a joint stipulation that they would not engage in discovery in the case until a judge decides whether to grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss, which has not yet been filed.

Trump sued Murdoch, the Journal, News Corp. and others after the WSJ published a report on a letter in Trump’s name that was included in an album given to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. The letter, the Journal reported, “contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker,” the Journal reported, adding that a “pair of small arcs denotes the woman’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly ‘Donald’ below her waist, mimicking pubic hair.”

In the story and afterward, Trump denied writing the letter, and threatened to sue the publication if it was published.

Last week, Trump’s legal team filed a motion seeking an expedited deposition of Murdoch, unusual at this early stage of litigation. Trump’s team cited Murdoch’s age, 94, and that he has “has suffered from multiple health issues throughout his life, is believed to have suffered recent significant health scares, and is presumed to live in New York, New York. Taken together, these factors weigh heavily in determining that Murdoch would be unavailable for in-person testimony at trial.”

In the most recent court filing, Murdoch is to provide a sworn declaration describing his current health condition. That update must be provided within three days of a judge approving the stipulation.

“Defendant Murdoch has further agreed to provide regularly scheduled updates to the Plaintiff regarding his health, including a mechanism for him to alert the Plaintiff if there is a material change in his health. Failure to provide updates in the agreed-upon manner as set forth in the Abatement Agreement shall result in an expedited deposition of Defendant Murdoch,” according to the filing.

A Murdoch deposition would take place within 30 days of a motion to dismiss being denied, and it will occur in person in a mutually agreed upon location, according to the filing. That moment could be a number of months from now, depending on the speed in which it takes a judge to render an opinion.

Asked for an update on the litigation last week, Trump told reporters that “they are talking to us about doing something, but we’ll see what happens. They would like us to drop that. So we’ll see. … They want to settle it.”

A spokesperson for the Journal has said, “We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit.”

The post Donald Trump And Rupert Murdoch Reach Agreement To Delay Media Mogul’s Deposition In POTUS’ Defamation Lawsuit appeared first on Deadline.

Tags: Donald TrumpElectionLinejeffrey epsteinNews CorpPoliticsRupert MurdochThe Wall Street Journal
Share198Tweet124Share
Iron Man in the Himalayas? China’s PLA embraces exoskeletons
News

Iron Man in the Himalayas? China’s PLA embraces exoskeletons

by Defense One
August 29, 2025

Imagine powered exoskeletons that enable soldiers to operate in the world’s most austere regions. Accompanied by robotic dogs and cargo ...

Read more
News

Frank Price, a Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95

August 29, 2025
News

Challenge Emerges to Two Trump-Appointed Prosecutors

August 29, 2025
News

Dodgers Lose 26-Year-Old Infielder To Free Agency After Short Stint

August 29, 2025
Education

So You Want to Work in International Affairs

August 29, 2025
Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects

Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects

August 29, 2025
What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Secret Service Protection

What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Secret Service Protection

August 29, 2025
Julia Roberts Forced to Defend Her New #MeToo Movie

Julia Roberts Forced to Defend Her New #MeToo Movie

August 29, 2025

Copyright © 2025.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Sports
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel

Copyright © 2025.