With his suit against Murdoch, Trump signals: No one is safe
...
...
On Friday, one day after the Journal published a story alleging that
Trump wrote a "bawdy" birthday letter to financier and deceased sexual
predator Jeffrey Epstein, Trump sued the Journal, the two authors of
the story and a raft of corporate overseers including Murdoch, whose
family trust controls the Journal's parent company and that of its
corporate sibling, Fox News.

To which Murdoch told associates: "I'm 94 years old and I will not be intimidated," according to three people familiar with his comment who
spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized
to relay a private conversation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/24/trump-murdoch-wall-street-journal-libel/

Trump has "freebie" lawyers, so furious based lawsuits would be
expected. If the cost was on his dime, it's highly unlikely this suit
would have been filed.

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:46:29 -0500
JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

With his suit against Murdoch, Trump signals: No one is safe
...
To which Murdoch told associates: "I'm 94 years old and I will not be intimidated," according to three people familiar with his comment who
spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized
to relay a private conversation.

Great quote. Go get em, Grandpa!

But let's be honest. Both of these old geezers needs the other. Once
the posturing is done, they'll settle down and knock out a deal.

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On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:24:46 -0600, Retrograde
<[email protected]d> wrote:

With his suit against Murdoch, Trump signals: No one is safe
...
To which Murdoch told associates: "I'm 94 years old and I will not be
intimidated,"

Great quote. Go get em, Grandpa!

WSJ's article would have been vetted, and those in the know suggest
T's law suit is frivolous.

Unknown if Murdoch was aware/approved of this article, but T is making
the point it will cost media legal time/expense when 'bad' things are
said.

I understand Musk on X turned up the volume on Jeffrey Epstein saga.

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JAB wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:24:46 -0600, Retrograde
<[email protected]d> wrote:

With his suit against Murdoch, Trump signals: No one is safe
...
To which Murdoch told associates: "I'm 94 years old and I
will not be intimidated,"

Great quote. Go get em, Grandpa!

WSJ's article would have been vetted, and those in the know
suggest T's law suit is frivolous.

Of course it's frivolous... it's just bullying somebody and
threatening legal action to keep them quiet. That's what rich
people do. The use their wealth to bully and intimidate others
so they can get their own way.

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On Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:12:15 GMT, "Blueshirt" <[email protected]>
wrote:

The use their wealth to bully and intimidate others

Corporations play a similar game when a patent infringement case has
been filed against them. It may take years before a settlement (court finding)...

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