Rupert Murdoch attends the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica, California, U.S., April 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. court to order a swift deposition for billionaire Rupert Murdoch in the U.S. president's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its July 17 article asserting Trump's name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Republican president on July 18 sued the Journal, its owners, including Murdoch, and the reporters who wrote the story, which said Trump's letter included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared.
