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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Obama-appointed Florida judge to preside over Trump’s $10B suit against Murdoch and WSJ

The federal judge randomly assigned to oversee Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal is a former federal prosecutor appointed to the bench by Barack Obama.

Judge Darrin P. Gayles with the Southern District of Florida is a former U.S. attorney who was appointed by the former president in 2014. He was unanimously confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 98-0.

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