He sued The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for $10 billion over a story about a 2003 note to Jeffrey Epstein, which he denies. Earlier, ABC and CBS each paid multimillion-dollar settlements to resolve suits he brought, with CBS's parent settling as it sought federal approval for a merger. First Amendment experts have called the cases weak and see a pattern of using litigation to pressure the press.
SourcesThe $10B WSJ suit (PBS/AP) · The suit and prior settlements (CNBC)
