Washington DC, July 29 -- US President Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking to depose Rupert Murdoch, the 94-year-old media mogul founder of News Corp, within 15 days as part of Trump's $10 billion libel lawsuit against Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times reported.

The lawsuit stems from a July 17 article alleging Trump wrote a sexually suggestive birthday letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, which Trump denies.

Trump's lawyers cite Murdoch's advanced age and health issues, including a 2023 incident where he fainted during a breakfast meeting, as reasons for the expedited deposition, reported The New York Times.

In a filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Trump's law...