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Donald Trump Plans To Sue Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal Over Jeffrey Epstein Story, White House Says

UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – President Trump denies sending a 2003 lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein and threatens legal action against The Wall Street Journal and its parent company, News Corp.

  • In a fresh controversy, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a 2003 birthday note, framed by a sketch of a naked woman.
  • Earlier this month, the Justice Department concluded no evidence supports conspiracy theories about Epstein’s clients and death, and on July 6, the FBI found no client list or foul play.
  • According to the Wall Street Journal, the note featured typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, with a signature beneath the waist and arcs denoting breasts mimicking pubic hair.
  • In response, Attorney General Pam Bondi said she is ready to ask the court on Friday to unseal the grand jury transcripts, while President Donald Trump said he plans to sue the Wall Street Journal.
  • On last week, the controversy has deepened divisions within Trump’s MAGA base over the Epstein documents handling, following Murdoch's visit to the World Cup final.
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The U.S. president responded after the daily newspaper published an article attributing him to writing a dirty letter addressed to the financier and sex offender in 2003, which he denied.

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The lurid card to then-friend Jeffrey Epstein has created new problems for President Trump. Now he wants more documents anyway. And sues the newspaper that published the card.

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Politico broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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