Trump on Friday sued Murdoch, Dow Jones and News Corp in the latest example of the president looking to chill the press with lawsuits. Broadcasters CBS and ABC each paid $16mn to settle lawsuits with Trump, successes that he alluded to in his threats against Murdoch and the WSJ.

President Trump said Friday morning he hopes to get publisher Rupert Murdoch to testify as part of the lawsuit he vowed to file against The Wall Street Journal after the outlet reported about an