The president's lawyers cited the 94-year-old media mogul's age and health issues as reasons for their request.

Trump asked a U.S. court to order a swift deposition for billionaire Rupert Murdoch in the president's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its July 17 article asserting Trump's name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The president’s legal team argued in a legal filing that discovery process for the media mogul should be expedited because of his age and health.