Trump wants Rupert Murdoch removed for his position in Epstein birthday letter defamation case: Live updates

In the video circulated by liberal commentators, a caddy appears to walk ahead of the golf-loving president in his golf cart and drop a ball behind him as the president approaches.

Josh Marcus takes a look at the reaction.

“This is a pretty substantial distraction,” one person close to the situation told The Washington Post.

Rhian Lubin has the story.

Maxwell argues that she was unlawfully prosecuted for sex trafficking minors alongside Epstein.

President Donald Trump baselessly suggested that any mentions of his name in criminal case files related to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein would be there as a result of Democratic efforts to ensnare him in a “hoax.”

Sitting next to British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during an hour-long media availability in Scotland, Trump called the continuing furor over the case of Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, “a hoax that’s been built up way beyond proportion” and accused his predecessor of having tampered with the infamous case files.

CBS News reports that plans to refit a Qatari Boeing 747-8 jet for use as Air Force One by President Donald Trump are underway.

The network reports that senior U.S. officials have seen floor plans or schematics, and a memorandum of understanding has been signed between Qatar and the Department of Defense, detailing the “unconditional donation” of the plane.

CBS News has reviewed the memorandum, which was signed earlier this month by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs.

While it does not specifically mention Air Force One, it states that the jet can be used by the Pentagon “in any manner it deems appropriate.”

Earlier this year, President Trump confirmed that the Qatari royal family was donating a Boeing 747-8 for his use. Valued at $400 million, the jumbo jet is set to be donated to Trump’s presidential library after his term ends.

He described it as a “gift” from Qatar in May this year.

President Donald Trump asked a federal court to expedite the deposition of Rupert Murdoch in his lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal’s report about the alleged birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein because of concerns the 94-year-old media titan either won’t live long enough to testify at a potential trial or might not be alive.

“I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn it down, but a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island,” Trump said.

Rhian Lubin has the story.

“Let them destroy each other. If we have to throw a log on the fire, we’ll do it,” one House Democratic aide told The Hill.