President Donald Trump is asking a federal courtroom in Florida to pressure Rupert Murdoch to offer a deposition for the president’s lawsuit in opposition to The Wall Avenue Journal inside 15 days, citing the media mogul’s age and bodily situation.
Trump sued the Journal, owned by Murdoch, is U.S. District Courtroom in southern Florida on July 18 for its story reporting on the Republican president’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and alleged youngster intercourse trafficker who died in a New York jail in 2019 earlier than trial.
The president’s movement to the courtroom on Monday famous Murdoch is 94 years previous, is believed to have suffered a number of well being scares lately and is presumed to stay in New York.
“Taken collectively, these components weigh closely in figuring out that Murdoch could be unavailable for in-person testimony at trial,” Trump’s request to the courtroom mentioned.
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf membership in Turnberry, Scotland, Monday, July 28, 2025. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photograph through AP)
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf membership in Turnberry, Scotland, Monday, July 28, 2025. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photograph through AP)
A spokesman for Murdoch’s Information Corp. didn’t instantly return a request for remark. Trump’s movement mentioned that, in a phone dialog, Murdoch’s lawyer indicated he would oppose the trouble.
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