Murdoch to provide Trump health updates in deal to delay Epstein case deposition

Conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch volition springiness President Donald Trump regular updates connected his wellness arsenic portion of an agreement to postpone Murdoch's deposition successful Trump's $10 cardinal defamation lawsuit against him implicit a Wall Street Journal nonfiction astir precocious enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The antithetic stipulation comes a week aft Trump's lawyers sought a speedy deposition successful the case. Their filing successful Miami national tribunal implied that Murdoch mightiness beryllium either dormant oregon excessively sick to attest successful idiosyncratic by the clip the lawsuit went to trial.

"Murdoch is 94 years old, has suffered from aggregate wellness issues passim his life, is believed to person suffered caller important wellness scares, and is presumed to unrecorded successful New York, New York," Trump's lawyers said successful their filing past week.

Murdoch' statement to divulge highly idiosyncratic accusation astir his wellness to Trump and his lawyers contrasts sharply with the cozy narration Murdoch's Fox News has had with the president implicit the years.

Fox News for much than a decennary has acted arsenic a cheerleader for Trump and his policies. The president is an avid watcher of the blimpish network, and respective of his cardinal medication officials person worked for Fox. Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, presently has a amusement connected Fox News.

The caller deal, outlined successful a tribunal filing jointly filed by Trump's and Murdoch's lawyers precocious Monday night, postpones Murdoch's deposition successful the lawsuit until aft a justice rules connected his and different defendants' motions to disregard Trump's lawsuit.

If the justice denies that dismissal motion, Murdoch would person to beryllium for questioning nether oath from Trump's lawyers wrong 30 days.

The woody has to beryllium approved by the judge, but it is apt to beryllium approved fixed that some sides person agreed to it.

When the justice signs disconnected connected it, Murdoch volition beryllium required wrong 3 calendar days to springiness Trump's' lawyers "a sworn declaration describing his existent wellness condition," according to the stipulation filed Monday.

"Defendant Murdoch has further agreed to supply regularly scheduled updates to Plaintiff regarding his health, including a mechanics for him to alert the Plaintiff if determination is simply a worldly alteration to his health," the filing says.

That mechanics is described successful a separately signed agreement, which was not publically filed with the court.

If Murdoch fails to supply the updates arsenic agreed to successful the abatement agreement, helium volition person to beryllium for an "expedited" deposition, the filing says.

A spokesperson for Trump declined to remark connected the filing.

CNBC has requested remark from Dow Jones & Co., the steadfast of the Journal, which is owned by Murdoch's News Corp.

Trump's suit alleges defamation for a Wall Street Journal nonfiction successful July which said helium had sent Epstein a "bawdy" day paper successful 2003 for Epstein's 50th birthday.

Trump, who denies penning the note, sued Murdoch; News Corp and its CEO Robert Thomson; Dow Jones & Co.; and the 2 reporters who wrote the article.

For weeks, the president and the Justice Department person faced disapproval for a determination not to merchandise investigative files astir Epstein, a erstwhile person of Trump's, who died by termination successful jailhouse successful 2019, aft being arrested connected kid enactment trafficking charges.