Aug 22, 2026 – 12.00pmBillionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch thought his News Corporation chief executive Robert Thomson lacked vision but he and son Lachlan were too afraid of confrontation to push him out of the business, a US court heard.Transcripts from the blockbuster Las Vegas succession trial in which Rupert Murdoch tried to change the family trust to favour his eldest son Lachlan reveal the claims were made in a meeting between long-time Lachlan ally Siobhan McKenna and Jesse Angelo. Angelo is a friend and business partner of James Murdoch, Lachlan’s younger brother.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles