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.

A judge grants the paper's request for a deadline extension and sealing of records in Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit, citing privacy concerns.

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

Donald Trump's lawsuit names Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and reporters Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo as defendants.