Rupert Murdoch to disclose health issues in Trump’s WSJ lawsuit

Los Angeles Times ^ | Aug. 5, 2025 8:50 AM PT | Meg James

[E. Pluribus Unum]

President Trump has dropped his demand that Rupert Murdoch immediately testify in the president’s libel lawsuit over a Jeffrey Epstein story in the Wall Street Journal, but the 94-year-old media mogul has agreed to provide his health information.

Trump initially demanded Murdoch sit for a deposition within 15 days to answer questions about the Epstein story, citing Murdoch’s advanced age and various health complications.

But the warring sides reached a truce, agreeing that Murdoch instead would provide “a sworn declaration describing his current health condition,” according to a joint stipulation filed in U.S. District Court in Miami late Monday.

“Defendant Murdoch has further agreed to provide regularly scheduled updates to the plaintiff regarding his health, including a mechanism for him to alert [Trump] if there is a material change in his health,” according to the stipulation.

Late last month, the president sued Murdoch, News Corp. and Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. after the paper published a story describing a raunchy birthday greeting that Trump allegedly sent Epstein in 2003 to mark the convicted child sex offender’s 50th birthday. The article said the letter included a sketch of a naked woman, featuring breasts and a squiggly “Donald” signature.

Trump has denied sending the letter, which he said was “fake.” The Journal said the letter was one of dozens of birthday greetings from Epstein friends, which his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell had made into a book.

Trump has said that his friendship with Epstein ended about 20 years ago and that he did not know about Epstein’s crimes.

Trump was furious over the article. His lawsuit recounted a chronology of events, saying the White House became aware of the story after a Journal reporter emailed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to disclose the paper was preparing to...

[FreeReign]

Rupert Murdoch to disclose health issues...

TDS?

[9YearLurker]

Advanced old age?

[ClearCase_guy]

Initial position: Trump is outraged at Murdoch’s actions.
Second position: Trump learns of health problems and backs off, not wishing to appear like a bully.

If the political parties were reversed, it would go like this:

Democrat initial position: Outraged at Trump’s fascist tyranny.
Second position: Democrat learns of Trump health problem and then pushes 10 times harder, telling friends: “Good. I hope this kills him”.

[blackdog]

https://youtube.com/shorts/63_vSjrw4lo?si=NU07tu2CARmdB1lM

[Eccl 10:2]

Trump is now using Epstein evidence to blackmail his opponents.

The shoe is now on the other foot. And Trump is now Al Bundy.

[xp38]

If Trump wins his library will probably be mostly paid for by the MSM which would be just desserts.

[silverleaf]

Murdoch is stalling claiming health issues

[antidemoncrat]

I think Rupert was pretty conservative but his sons liberal ... am I wrong?

[Vaduz]

Sounds like it he has more things to hide then the Clinton’s and Biden’s combined.

[Jacquerie]

He was healthy enough to release the phony letter.

Don’t fall for his excuses. Make him testify.