Dow Jones says it is pleased with the dismissal of Trump's suit
Dow Jones & CompanyCorporate defendant and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, through a spokesperson in a statement to CNBC
A spokesperson for Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, told CNBC on October 31, 2026, that the company was pleased with the court's decision dismissing Trump's amended defamation complaint with prejudice.
“We're pleased with the court's decision.”
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Other statements by Dow Jones & Company in this case
- Dow Jones seeks dismissal of Trump's Epstein-letter defamation suitEarlier: Defended or excused
Where this statement fits
Trump calls the Journal's Epstein letter report defamatory; the paper defends its reporting
Trump denies writing the letter described in The Wall Street Journal's Epstein birthday-album report and sued for defamation. The defendants defend their reporting. On October 31, 2026, a judge dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice for failure to plausibly allege actual malice.
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CNBC report on the October 31, 2026 dismissal, with statements to CNBC from a Dow Jones spokesperson and a spokesman for Trump's legal team, who said the president plans to appeal.
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Earlier on October 31, Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed Trump's amended complaint with prejudice, finding that he had not plausibly alleged actual malice. Dow Jones had argued that the article was true.
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A spokesman for Trump's legal team told CNBC that the president plans to appeal the ruling.
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The reference point is The Wall Street Journal's report on the Epstein birthday-album letter. Dow Jones welcomes the ruling that dismissed Trump's challenge to that report, which continues its defense of the publication. No competing label is close: the statement is brief but takes the publisher's side of the dispute.
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The Dispute Index. "Dow Jones says it is pleased with the dismissal of Trump's suit". First published: 2026-11-03. Last updated: 2026-11-03. https://disputeindex.com/events/7895-a-spokesperson-for-dow-jones-publisher-of-the