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Trump Refiles the $10 Billion Epstein Lawsuit Against the Wall Street Journal (5/29/26)

10 min · 29. mai 2026
episode Trump Refiles the $10 Billion Epstein Lawsuit Against the Wall Street Journal (5/29/26) cover

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Donald Trump has refiled a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, specifically an article describing a birthday card to Epstein as bearing Trump’s signature. The new filing came after a federal judge threw out Trump’s earlier complaint in April, ruling that it failed to meet the “actual malice” standard required in defamation cases involving public figures. Trump’s lawyers argue that the paper either recklessly disregarded the truth or deliberately avoided discovering it, while Trump maintains the card is fake, even after lawmakers investigating Epstein released it publicly. The lawsuit names Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones, News Corp, CEO Robert Thomson, and two Wall Street Journal reporters as defendants, claiming the reporting caused Trump major reputational and financial harm. Dow Jones has defended the reporting and said it will fight the case. The broader significance is that the lawsuit sits inside a larger pattern of Trump using defamation actions against media organizations while the Epstein issue continues to haunt his political orbit. It also keeps the Epstein connection alive in court rather than burying it, because every filing, defense response, discovery fight, and judicial ruling has the potential to drag the underlying questions about Trump, Epstein, the card, and the paper trail back into public view. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Trump refiles $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over report on alleged Epstein ties | Donald Trump | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/28/trump-refiles-10bn-lawsuit-against-wsj-over-report-on-alleged-epstein-ties]

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New Mexico’s Epstein Survivors Truth Commission has issued its first major round of subpoenas as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch, the sprawling property outside Santa Fe that has long been tied to allegations of abuse, trafficking, and institutional failure. The commission, created by New Mexico lawmakers in early 2026, is seeking records from more than a dozen entities, including federal agencies, state officials, law enforcement bodies, Deutsche Bank, the FBI, the governor’s office, and the Santa Fe Institute. The goal is to determine what happened at the ranch, who knew about it, what institutions enabled Epstein’s presence in New Mexico for decades, and why the property was never subjected to the same level of federal scrutiny as Epstein’s Manhattan mansion or his island in the Virgin Islands. The subpoenas mark a significant escalation because the New Mexico inquiry is not simply looking at Epstein as an isolated predator, but at the broader network around him: financial institutions, scientific circles, government offices, law enforcement agencies, and any public or private actors who may have helped create the conditions that allowed him to operate. The commission has heard testimony from survivors and relatives of victims, including testimony connected to Virginia Giuffre, and it is encouraging additional victims to come forward. The investigation also follows renewed searches of Zorro Ranch by New Mexico authorities earlier this year, using tools such as drones and cadaver dogs, after previously released Epstein records revived questions about possible crimes and overlooked allegations connected to the property. In plain terms: New Mexico is now trying to do what federal authorities never fully did—put Zorro Ranch under a microscope. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: New Mexico ‘Truth Commission’ begins investigation into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, will issue subpoenas | CNN Politics [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/new-mexico-truth-commission-epstein-zorro-ranch-subpoenas]

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Amanda Ungaro, a former Brazilian model and former partner of Paolo Zampolli, claimed in a deleted online recording that Melania Trump knew Jeffrey Epstein before she met Donald Trump and that Epstein, not Zampolli, was the person who introduced the couple. The allegations also point to a reported 2019 FBI proffer interview in which a former Epstein assistant allegedly said Epstein introduced Melania to Trump. The same material describes Epstein as being familiar with Zampolli’s modeling-agency world, including claims that Epstein visited the agency during casting activity and discussed acquiring Elite Models with Zampolli. The article also lays out the competing denials and credibility issues surrounding the allegation. Melania Trump has said she met Donald Trump by chance at a New York party in 1998, while Zampolli has denied Ungaro’s claims and maintained that he was the one who introduced them. Ungaro and Zampolli had documented connections to Trump’s orbit, including attendance at inauguration-related events and time at Mar-a-Lago, but Ungaro’s claims are presented alongside disputes over her credibility, including a custody battle, deportation to Brazil, and fraud-related legal problems. The result is a contested set of claims about the Epstein-Zampolli-Melania-Trump timeline, with the central allegations still unresolved. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Former Brazilian Model Claims Melania Trump Was an 'Escort' for Jeffrey Epstein Before She Met Donald Trump | IBTimes UK [https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/allegations-linking-melania-trump-jeffrey-epstein-1800225]

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Jess Michaels, a Jeffrey Epstein survivor, accused Buckingham Palace of helping shield Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by failing to act on damaging material it reportedly received years earlier. The central issue is an archive of roughly 30,000 emails allegedly handed to the Palace’s Lord Chamberlain in May 2020, tied to Andrew’s work as a UK trade envoy and his dealings with powerful business figures. Those emails reportedly suggested Andrew may have shared sensitive or confidential government-related information, including material connected to his official role, and raised questions about whether the Palace had evidence of potential misconduct long before police action began. Michaels argued that the Palace’s alleged inaction fits a broader pattern of institutions protecting powerful men while survivors were ignored, doubted, or left to fight alone. Andrew, who has denied wrongdoing, was later arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with allegations that he passed sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein, and Thames Valley Police are also assessing related claims involving possible sexual misconduct. The broader implication is that the scandal is no longer only about Andrew’s relationship with Epstein or Virginia Giuffre’s allegations, but about whether Buckingham Palace had information that should have triggered accountability years earlier and instead allowed the matter to remain buried. to contact me: bobbcapucci@protonmail.com source: Epstein survivor accuses palace of cover-up [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/epstein-survivor-accuses-palace-of-cover-up/ar-AA24tGfW?cvid=6a1c304c92f74372b99fda5f33df4668&ocid=U452DHP]

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Dr. James Fine, a longtime Columbia College of Dental Medicine administrator, is set to leave his post after newly scrutinized records showed he twice helped Karyna Shuliak, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, gain entry into Columbia dental programs. The first instance involved her admission into the dental school after she had initially been rejected, during a period when Epstein was being courted as a potential major donor. The second involved Fine later recommending Shuliak for a postdoctoral program. The controversy grew because Columbia had already taken action against other dental school figures tied to Epstein-related admissions and fundraising questions, while Fine had remained in place despite documents showing his role in both episodes. The deeper issue is not merely one administrator leaving a university job; it is the pattern of elite institutions bending, softening, or bypassing normal procedures when Jeffrey Epstein’s money, access, or influence entered the room. Columbia has said Shuliak herself has not been found responsible for wrongdoing, but the admissions trail raises serious questions about who inside the school helped Epstein, why normal standards appeared to shift, and why accountability arrived only after documents forced the issue into public view. Fine’s exit adds another name to the fallout, but it also reinforces the larger Epstein pattern: powerful institutions only seem to discover their ethical backbone after the emails, donations, and internal favors become impossible to ignore. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: College of Dental Medicine administrator who twice aided Epstein’s girlfriend’s admission to exit post [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2026/05/30/college-of-dental-medicine-administrator-who-twice-aided-epsteins-girlfriends-admission-to-exit-post/]

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Les Wexner’s Epstein-related deposition landed less like a breakthrough and more like another controlled pass through already familiar terrain: Wexner said Epstein conned him, denied knowing anything about Epstein’s sex trafficking, denied participating in abuse, and tried to frame the relationship as professional rather than personal. He described Epstein as a family-office figure who managed parts of his financial life, claimed Epstein stole from him, said he never saw warning signs, and insisted that after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea, Epstein was essentially “dead” to him. The questioning did force Wexner to address uncomfortable details — the birthday-book message signed “your friend Leslie,” photos of him with Epstein, a visit to Epstein’s island, Epstein’s role around New Albany, and the question of how much money Epstein may have taken — but Wexner’s answers largely stayed inside the same defensive box: he was deceived, he did not know, he does not remember, and Epstein was a criminal predator whose full operation escaped him. The problem is that the process did not appear to substantially move the ball. It produced optics, denials, memory gaps, and a few headline-friendly moments, but very little that fundamentally changed the public record. The public already knew Wexner was one of Epstein’s most important early patrons, that Epstein had unusual access to his money and world, that the relationship helped give Epstein social credibility, and that Wexner has long claimed he was betrayed and financially exploited. What the deposition added was texture, not revelation: Wexner’s own tone, his repeated distancing, his admission about the birthday note, his “con man” framing, and his inability or unwillingness to nail down key specifics. In that sense, the interview reinforced the larger frustration with the Epstein inquiry machine: powerful people are questioned, transcripts and videos are released, everyone gets a day of headlines, but the public still comes away with the same core unanswered questions about who enabled Epstein, who protected him, who benefited from him, and why the system let him operate for so long. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

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