Trump Says Rupert Murdoch Should Be Deposed Within 15 Days in Suit Over Epstein Article
Lawyers for President Trump said on Monday that Rupert Murdoch, because of his advanced age, should be deposed within 15 days in the president’s $10 billion libel lawsuit against him and The Wall Street Journal over an article about the president’s connections with Jeffrey Epstein.
In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Mr. Trump’s lawyers said Mr. Murdoch, the media mogul founder of News Corp, which owns The Journal, should be deposed as soon as possible because he is 94 years old and “has suffered, but thankfully overcome, multiple health issues throughout his life” and would be unlikely to be able to appear in person at a trial.
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