Rupert Murdoch and President Trump have agreed to postpone Mr. Murdoch’s deposition in the president’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.
Mr. Trump had argued that Mr. Murdoch, who is 94, should be deposed within 15 days because of his age and health. According to court documents filed on Monday, Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Trump have reached a deal to pause that request until after The Journal’s motion to dismiss the case is heard by the judge.
Mr. Trump sued The Journal last month after the newspaper published an article about a lewd birthday note that the publication said Mr. Trump wrote to Mr. Epstein in 2003, five years before the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor. The note was accompanied by a sexually suggestive drawing. Mr. Trump has denied he was responsible for the letter or the drawing.
According to Monday’s filing, the parties have agreed that, should the motion to dismiss be denied, Mr. Murdoch would be deposed within 30 days at a “mutually agreed upon location in the United States.” The filing added that Mr. Murdoch had agreed to provide Mr. Trump with regular updates on his health.
Mr. Murdoch, the founder of News Corp, which owns The Journal, was named in the lawsuit, as well as News Corp; Dow Jones; Robert Thomson, the chief executive of News Corp; and the two reporters who wrote the article.
A representative for Mr. Murdoch did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Katie Robertson covers the media industry for The Times. Email: [email protected]
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