Trump announces suit and deposition pressure against WSJ
Trump announced a lawsuit against WSJ authors, owners and affiliates, and warned Rupert Murdoch and associates about extensive depositions and testimony. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]
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Trump announced a lawsuit against WSJ authors, owners and affiliates, and warned Rupert Murdoch and associates about extensive depositions and testimony. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project]
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APP archival reproduction of presidential social-post text. Original Truth Social permalinks are attached as provenance/context only; direct live-platform text was not independently readable or verified. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]
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media-attack · threat
Threat label covers his expressed legal pressure on publication participants; a lawsuit alone does not establish authoritarian conduct. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project]
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- Archived presidential social post · Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency ProjectPresidential social posts, 2025-07-18
15:51 Pacific; post 114876683513144253; lawsuit announcement and final deposition paragraph
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/truth-social-posts-july-18-2025 - Original-platform provenance permalink · Donald J. Trump / Truth SocialOriginal presidential post permalink; live text not verified
Original post identifier 114876683513144253 linked by APP. Provenance only; direct live-platform body text was not independently verified.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114876683513144253
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