Darrin Gayles
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“The Amended Complaint falls short of pleading actual malice,”
Darrin Gayles · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Judge Gayles wrote that Trump's amended complaint failed to meet the actual malice standard required for defamation.
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Al Jazeera
“Indeed, the allegations regarding malice are conclusory, vague, sometimes inconsistent with the Article and often irrelevant to whether Defendants knew or should have known that the statements in the Article were purportedly false.”
Darrin Gayles · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Judge Gayles elaborated that the malice allegations in Trump's complaint were vague and often irrelevant.
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Al Jazeera
“to manufacture flaws with the investigation”
Darrin Gayles · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Judge Gayles suggested Trump's legal team had tried to manufacture flaws in the Wall Street Journal's investigation.
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Al Jazeera