Trump Agrees To Postpone Deposing Rupert Murdoch

Axios reports:

President Trump and Rupert Murdoch reached a deal Monday to postpone the media mogul’s deposition in a libel lawsuit related to the Wall Street Journal publishing a report on an Epstein birthday book, per court filings.

Trump’s lawyers had raised concerns about Murdoch’s age and health when they asked a federal court in Florida last week to expedite the 94-year-old’s deposition, but the deal postpones this until after the outlet’s upcoming motion to dismiss the case.

Now, neither Murdoch nor the 79-year-old Trump are likely to be deposed for months, per Politico’s Josh Gerstein, who first reported on Monday’s filing in Miami.

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BREAKING: Trump & Murdoch cut deal postponing Murdoch deposition in $20B libel case re Epstein letter until after WSJ’s forthcoming motion to dismiss. Barring health issues, neither Murdoch nor Trump will be deposed for months. Doc: https://t.co/Nhp3qWhXd0

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) August 5, 2025