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WSJ lawyers argue Trump's past public comments are so "bawdy" it's impossible for him to suffer reputational harm from its Epstein coverage

Murdoch’s defense in Epstein lawsuit: Trump is lewd

The president is suing the Wall Street Journal over its story on his birthday note to the sex criminal.

[I]n the filing, Murdoch et al. argue that Trump is too lewd a person to suffer reputational harm from this story. To prove this, Murdoch relies on the infamous Access Hollywood video in which Trump boasted that due to his celebrity status he could sexually assault women.

Yes, Murdoch, whose Fox News and New York Post provide the most prominent media platforms for slavish Trump worship, says Trump is such a lout that an association with an affectionate note to a sex criminal cannot tarnish his public image.

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