Trump, Rupert Murdoch and Jeffrey Epstein
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Fox News faces a bind
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President Donald Trump sued over The Wall Street Journal's reporting that he wrote a "bawdy" birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.
Rupert Murdoch, 92, will now be Chairman Emeritus of FOX Corporation. He assumed the same position at News Corp earlier this week, and Lachlan Murdoch is now the sole chairman of both companies.
Rupert Murdoch called his son Lachlan a “principled leader” poised to navigate a changing media landscape as the 52-year-old executive and dealmaker took the helm at News Corp on Wednesday.
Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch have had a symbiotic relationship dating back almost 50 years. But could the president's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal truly mark the end?