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🚨Trump INSTANTLY FOLDS in Case against Murdoch

2025-08-05 News & Politics
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Trump Drops Demand for Murdoch Deposition Amid WSJ Defamation Case Strategy Shift

Understand the precise, high-stakes legal negotiation that forced Donald Trump to immediately reverse his demand for Rupert Murdoch’s deposition, stalling discovery in the defamation suit.

Short Summary

  • Prosecutors halted the immediate deposition of 94-year-old Rupert Murdoch following threats of reciprocal sanctions and scheduling.
  • The parties agreed to pause all discovery until Judge Gails rules on the Wall Street Journal's motion to dismiss the entire case.
  • Michael Popok analyzes this tactical retreat as predictable behavior for Trump when facing his own deposition while serving as a plaintiff.

This segment explains the context behind Donald Trump’s sudden reversal on deposing Rupert Murdoch. Trial lawyer Michael Popok breaks down the legal threats issued by the Wall Street Journal's counsel that led to the agreement suspending depositions pending a ruling on the motion to dismiss.

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Trump has “TACO’d” again and has drop his demand that Rupert Murdoch be deposed “immediately” because he’s “old and sick” in his defamation case against the Wall Street Journal in Miami Federal Court. Michael Popok explains that what likely happened is that Murdoch’s lawyers told Trump’s lawyers that if he doesn’t drop the demand, they will move for sanctions AND immediately take Trump’s deposition the next day. Subscribe: @LegalAFMTN Honeylove: Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/LEGALAF! #honeylovepod Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@Susan19222 2025-08-05

Rupert Murdoch needs to sue Trump for all of his lies.

2.2k 96 replies
@SoCalRocs 2025-08-05

Bullies are cowards.

1.3k 20 replies
@Anonymous98766-e 2025-08-05

“That was quick” that’s what Stormy Daniels said.

1.3k 72 replies
@tonygrant3062 2025-08-05

Of course he folded .... didn't want truth coming out

1.2k 11 replies
@skycloud7637 2025-08-05

go away forever trump. Take Fox with you.

753 11 replies
@dmercury292 2025-08-05

Chump couldn’t handle what the discovery would discover. 🤷🏻‍♂️

476 1 replies
@JohnWoodall-sv8pm 2025-08-06

LMAO! Trump never realizes when he sues someone, he has to do a deposition, under oath!!! Once he lies under oath, because Trump is incapable of telling the truth, his case is toast!!!!

262 7 replies
@MeidasTouch 2025-08-05

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@olivierpector5046 2025-08-06

TACO, TACO, TACO....

152 4 replies
@patwilliams9375 2025-08-06

Trump Always Chickens Out

78 3 replies

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