As printed
“grasping at straws”
on the judge's view of Trump's $10 billion suit over the Epstein birthday letter story
PBS NewsHour Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter ›
On the record · Updated November 1, 2026
U.S. District Court in Miami
2 things Judge Darrin Gayles said, verbatim, on November 1, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
More on the record
As printed
“grasping at straws”
on the judge's view of Trump's $10 billion suit over the Epstein birthday letter story
PBS NewsHour Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter ›
As printed
“Rather, it informed readers that President Trump decried the Letter as a fake and denied writing it.”
on why the Journal's reporting did not ignore Trump's denial of the Epstein letter
PBS NewsHour Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter ›
People, on the record
The daily brief connects each person’s exact words to the question they addressed and the people who answered. Free.
Arrives around 6am ET. Free, and it stays that way.
Cancel anytime. Nothing on the site goes behind a paywall.
One payment through Stripe. No account needed.