Pres. Trump’s attacks on the press and journalistic reporting have turned to more conservative media targets, as Trump sues Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Trump’s history with Jeff Epstein. MSNBC anchor and attorney Ari Melber,

Trump filed a lawsuit against Murdoch, Wall Street Journal reporters and others on July 18, accusing the newspaper of defamation. The Journal had published an article alleging that Trump sent a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, which included a drawing of a naked woman.

Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. court to order a swift deposition for billionaire Rupert Murdoch in the U.S. president's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its July 17 article asserting Trump's name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.