If Donald Trump's defamation suit doesn't settle, the discovery process could raise more questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Gayles serves on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, where Trump's lawsuit was filed. He was appointed to the court by former President Barack Obama in 2014, becoming the first openly gay Black man to serve on the federal bench.

Donald Trump is suing Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal for defamation over the Jeffrey Epstein birthday letter story.

The litigious president is threatening to sue the News Corp mogul in his latest shot at media coverage he dislikes

Legal experts say US defamation laws make cases brought forward by public figures "extremely" difficult for them to win.

U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal reporters, raising claims under federal libel law, court records show. A copy of the complaint was not immediately available.

Proving that the Wall Street Journal's reporting is false would require Trump to answer questions under oath about Jeffrey Epstein.

A shocking change in late-night TV. A salacious story about Jeffrey Epstein. What do they have in common? Donald Trump.