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BumRushDaShow

(157,392 posts)
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:30 PM Monday

Trump tells judge Rupert Murdoch might die before he gets to court

Source: Raw Story

July 28, 2025 12:51PM ET


President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to order Rupert Murdoch to give a sworn statement soon due to his advanced age.

The president has sued the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over its reporting about his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and he wants the 94-year-old media baron to sit for a deposition on the matter as quickly as possible.

"First, Murdoch is 94 years old, has suffered from multiple health issues throughout his life, is believed to have suffered recent significant health scares, and is presumed to live in New York, New York," the court filing states. "Taken together, these factors weigh heavily in determining that Murdoch would be unavailable for in-person testimony at trial."

Trump's lawyers asked the federal court in Miami, Florida, to compel Murdoch to testify within 15 days, in part due to his advanced age.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-wall-street-journal-report-2673773033/?utm_source=superhead



Link to FILING (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26032482/trump-murdoch.pdf
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Trump tells judge Rupert Murdoch might die before he gets to court (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Monday OP
Oh NOW he wants to rush it underpants Monday #1
Judge Cannon jumps straight to Ludicrous Speed Kid Berwyn Monday #16
I believe Darrin Phillip Gayles is the judge -- a judge appointed by Obama. n/t pnwmom Monday #19
How do you like MFer now, Rupert, you ancient evil fuck? maxsolomon Monday #2
Hey Rupie, gab13by13 Monday #3
Why would Rupert Murdoch need to testify? Pompoy Monday #4
Trump wants to get Rupert on the record that he agreed to "take care of it." SunSeeker Monday #11
Does TSF think he's gonna outlive all those he has a beef with? Deuxcents Monday #5
God works in mysterious ways. sheshe2 Tuesday #21
Says the man with his swollen, numb foot madashelltoo Monday #6
Go choke on your Happy Meal, you bloated decrepit shit-stain JoseBalow Monday #7
That would be the Happiest Meal ever. Harker Monday #13
Pot and kettle StarryNite Monday #8
I wish the judge would say "so might you !". nt eppur_se_muova Monday #9
oh, that would be hilarious!!--but the Judge would know he would be sued by Trump for some made up charge. riversedge Monday #10
Republicans are nothing if not inconsistent. Marcuse Monday #12
Would be nice if they both did. mdbl Monday #14
Murdoch's lawyers should insist that Trump's depo be taken first. Plaintiffs are usually deposed first. SunSeeker Monday #15
Trump might die tonight. So could anyone but if you really want to party then Trump is the man. twodogsbarking Monday #17
Orange fascist assholes in glass houses...... marmar Monday #18
News Flash: Rupert Murdoch tells judge Trump might die before he gets to court. KY_EnviroGuy Monday #20
Please let this be ironic, in the best way possible. 58Sunliner Tuesday #22
these rich old fucks liver forever. Javaman Tuesday #23
This will not help Trump's case. Martin68 Tuesday #24

Kid Berwyn

(21,569 posts)
16. Judge Cannon jumps straight to Ludicrous Speed
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:52 PM
Monday

John Roberts is Darth Vader and King Taco’s father.

SunSeeker

(56,270 posts)
11. Trump wants to get Rupert on the record that he agreed to "take care of it."
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 06:16 PM
Monday

Apparently, Trump called Rupert personally as soon as he found out the WSJ was going to run the story on Trump's birthday letter to Epstein. Trump demanded Rupert make WSJ not run it, insisting it's fake news. He claims Rupert said he'd "take care of it." Trump thinks that's evidence of Rupert admitting the letter was fake news and shouldn't have been published. But, of course, it's just evidence of Trump trying to fraudulently manipulate media coverage, which is how he got tagged with 34 felonies, trying to bury the Stormy Daniels story.

riversedge

(76,824 posts)
10. oh, that would be hilarious!!--but the Judge would know he would be sued by Trump for some made up charge.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 06:14 PM
Monday

SunSeeker

(56,270 posts)
15. Murdoch's lawyers should insist that Trump's depo be taken first. Plaintiffs are usually deposed first.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:48 PM
Monday

That way they can't tailor their story to what the defendant said. Trump brought the lawsuit. He should go first.

twodogsbarking

(14,667 posts)
17. Trump might die tonight. So could anyone but if you really want to party then Trump is the man.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:53 PM
Monday

He da man.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,731 posts)
20. News Flash: Rupert Murdoch tells judge Trump might die before he gets to court.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 11:18 PM
Monday
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These super-rich people sure can be a bunch of jerks when their fee-fees get hurt.......

Javaman

(64,312 posts)
23. these rich old fucks liver forever.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 07:24 AM
Tuesday

but if old man burns finally croaks, that won't stop the trial. much to the orange assholes chagrin.

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