Obama Judge Gets Trump's $10B Murdoch Lawsuit Case (Connecting the Dots: Judge Darrin Gayles, Howard University, The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Obama Judge Gets Trump's $10B Murdoch Lawsuit Case (Connecting the Dots: Judge Darrin Gayles, Howard University, The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Eric Mack    |   Monday, 21 July 2025 10:00 AM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/judge-defamation-lawsuit/2025/07/21/id/1219433/

A former President Barack Obama judge has reportedly been assigned to President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal.

U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in the Southern District of Florida was nominated by Obama in February 2014, and became the first openly gay Black federal judge.

Gayles was also assigned a Trump $500 million lawsuit against embattled former attorney Michael Cohen in 2023, but Trump was forced to temporarily pause that case due to court-date conflicts in the Democrat prosecutor-led cases he faced before the 2024 presidential election.

Gayles has filed dissent against voter ID laws, claiming they hurt minorities, potentially showing a bias against Trump, who signed anti-DEI executive orders his first day in office.

Trump filed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Journal and Murdoch on Friday, a day after the newspaper published a report on a 50th birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein, who Trump has admitted to having interacted with but severed ties when allegations of sex trafficking came to light.

The move came shortly after the Justice Department asked a federal court Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Epstein's sex trafficking case.

Trump promised to sue the Journal almost immediately, denying writing the letter claimed by the Journal, calling the story "false, malicious, and defamatory."

The suit accuses the paper and its reporters of having "knowingly and recklessly" published "numerous false, defamatory, and disparaging statements," which, it alleges, caused "overwhelming financial and reputational harm" to the president.

"This lawsuit is filed not only on behalf of your favorite President, ME, but also in order to continue standing up for ALL Americans who will no longer tolerate the abusive wrongdoings of the Fake News Media," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, announcing the defamation lawsuit.

Trump said he spoke to both to the paper's owner, Rupert Murdoch, and its top editor, Emma Tucker, before the story was published and told them the letter was "fake."

"These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don't draw pictures," the president insisted.

The outlet described the contents of the letter but did not publish a photo showing it entirely or provide details on how it came to learn about it.

In the lawsuit, the defendants, it attests, "failed to attach the letter, failed to attach the alleged drawing, failed to show proof that President Trump authored or signed any such letter, and failed to explain how this purported letter was obtained."

"The reason for those failures is because no authentic letter or drawing exists," it goes on to charge, alleging the "Defendants concocted this story to malign President Trump's character and integrity and deceptively portray him in a false light."

Earlier Friday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed motions in a separate federal court urging them to unseal the Epstein transcripts as well as those in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein. Epstein died by suicide in 2019, shortly after his arrest while awaiting trial.

The DOJ said in the court filings that it will work with prosecutors in New York to make appropriate redactions of victim-related information and other personally identifying information before transcripts are released.

"Transparency in this process will not be at the expense of our obligation under the law to protect victims," Blanche wrote.

Judge Darrin P. Gayles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrin_P._Gayles#Education_and_legal_career

Education and legal career

Gayles received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Howard University. 

Connecting the Dots:

Judge Darrin P. Gayles received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Howard University.

Kamala D. Harris graduated from Howard University and was the vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr Administration.

Earl G. Graves is a trustee at Howard University and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Letitia James obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University, is the Attorney General of New York and the chair for the Committee on Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Donna S. Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and an EVP for the CGI Group Inc.

CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative is Obamacare, was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and Appointed Judge Darrin P. Gayles.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Lisa Gilford is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and a board of director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a trustee at Howard University and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Martin D. Payson was a trustee at Howard University and is a co-chair emeritus for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Wayman F. Smith III was the chairman for Howard University and is a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Colin L. Powell was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a trustee at Howard University.

Judge Darrin P. Gayles received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Howard University.

Frederick Kempe is the president & CEO for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an assistant managing editor for the Wall Street Journal.

John J. Studzinski is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) a papal knighthood knight and was a co-head of investment banking for the HSBC Holdings plc.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc and a director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

papal knighthood is an honor conferred by pope for the Roman Catholic Church.

K. Rupert Murdoch is a papal knighthood knight, the chairman for News Corp and his biography title is The Man Who Owns the News.

Fox Broadcasting Company is a subsidiary of News Corp.

Media Matters monitors Fox News.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Media Matters, Refugees International, the New America Foundation (think tank) and ProPublica.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a director emeritus for Refugees International and Jonathan Soros’s father.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Frederick Kempe is the president & CEO for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an assistant managing editor for the Wall Street Journal.

Kenneth H. Bacon was the president of Refugees International, and a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

David B. Brooks is a director at the New America Foundation (think tank) and was an op-ed editor for the Wall Street Journal.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation (think tank) and George Soros’s son.

Joe Mathews was a director at the New America Foundation (think tank) and a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

Paul E. Steiger is the chairman for ProPublica and was a managing editor for the Wall Street Journal.

Jill Abramson is an advisory board member for ProPublica and was a deputy Washington bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

Gara LaMarche was a director at ProPublica, the VP & a director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations and was an associate director for the Human Rights Watch. 

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch.

Colin L. Powell was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a trustee at Howard University.

Judge Darrin P. Gayles received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Howard University.

Frederick Kempe is the president & CEO for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an assistant managing editor for the Wall Street Journal.

John J. Studzinski is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) a director at the Human Rights Watch, a papal knighthood knight and was a co-head of investment banking for the HSBC Holdings plc.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc and a director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

papal knighthood is an honor conferred by pope for the Roman Catholic Church.

K. Rupert Murdoch is a papal knighthood knight, the chairman for News Corp and his biography title is The Man Who Owns the News.

Fox Broadcasting Company is a subsidiary of News Corp.

Media Matters monitors Fox News.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Media Matters and the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development, the Attorney General of New York and obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University.

Earl G. Graves is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a trustee at Howard University.

Kamala D. Harris graduated from Howard University and was the vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr Administration.

Judge Darrin P. Gayles received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Howard University.

Colin L. Powell was a trustee at Howard University and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch.

Frederick Kempe is the president & CEO for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an assistant managing editor for the Wall Street Journal.

John J. Studzinski is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) a director at the Human Rights Watch, a papal knighthood knight and was a co-head of investment banking for the HSBC Holdings plc.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc and a director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

papal knighthood is an honor conferred by pope for the Roman Catholic Church.

K. Rupert Murdoch is a papal knighthood knight, the chairman for News Corp and his biography title is The Man Who Owns the News.

Fox Broadcasting Company is a subsidiary of News Corp.

Media Matters monitors Fox News.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Media Matters.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Resources: Past Research

Rep. Jordan to Letitia James: Comply or Face Subpoena (Connecting the Dots: Judge Juan Merchan, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Matthew Colangelo’s Wife Anne Kimberly Small, Jonathan Soros, Lisa Gilford, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Laurence Fink, Jerome Powell & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Howard University)

Sunday, June 22, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/rep-jordan-to-letitia-james-comply-or.html

New York AG James Says Mortgage Fraud Allegations Are Baseless (Connecting the Dots: Letitia James, Howard University, The Committee on Economic Development Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia James & Howard University)

Friday, April 18, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/new-york-ag-james-says-mortgage-fraud.html

Harris to Spend Election Night at Historically Black College (Connecting the Dots: Kamala Harris, Howard University & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Kamala Harris & Howard University)

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/11/harris-to-spend-election-night-at.html

Report: Trump Files Libel Suit Against WSJ, Murdoch Over Alleged 2003 Letter to Epstein (Connecting the Dots: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Fox News, papal knighthood, FBI, James Comey, The Wall Street Journal, NBC, MSNBC, CDC, The Carlyle Group, Jerome Powell & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Rupert Murdoch)

Monday, July 21, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/report-trump-files-libel-suit-against.html

West Point Apologizes, Confirms It Accepted Trump Nominee Pete Hegseth to the Academy (Connecting the Dots: U.S. Military Academy (West Point), ProPublica & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on ProPublica & Gara LaMarche)

Friday, December 13, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/12/west-point-apologizes-confirms-it.html