President Donald Trump speaks throughout a gathering with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington.
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President Trump says he’ll sue The Wall Road Journal, Information Corp and Rupert Murdoch, Chairman Emeritus of Information Corp, over an article revealed Thursday night about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The article mentioned that among the many supplies that had been a part of a previous investigation of Epstein was a e book of birthday letters to Epstein from 2003, together with one the place the signature, “Donald” might be seen. In line with The Wall Road Journal, the letter was written by Trump and alludes jokingly to “secrets and techniques” and concludes with: “Glad Birthday — and will every single day be one other fantastic secret.”
Trump referred to as the story “false, malicious, and defamatory” and mentioned the Journal and Murdoch had been warned that they’d be sued if the story was revealed.
In a Reality Social publish on Thursday night, Trump, referring to himself in third individual, mentioned, “The Wall Road Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, had been warned straight by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, in the event that they print it, they are going to be sued.”
Trump has confronted ongoing controversy over Epstein as lots of his supporters have referred to as on him to launch all information associated to the case. He and members of his administration introduced final week there was nothing extra to see within the information and nothing else can be launched.
Trump later posted on Reality Social that he would launch extra supplies associated to the Epstein case. He is confronted a backlash from some supporters over how his administration has dealt with the promised launch of proof surrounding the life and loss of life of the disgraced financier and convicted baby intercourse offender. Epstein was arrested once more in 2019 on federal expenses of intercourse trafficking minors however died in his jail cell earlier than he was tried in courtroom. His loss of life was dominated a suicide. However some Trump supporters and others imagine he was killed to silence him from revealing the names of highly effective males who took half within the sexual abuse of minors.
“Primarily based on the ridiculous quantity of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I’ve requested Lawyer Normal Pam Bondi to supply any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, topic to Courtroom approval. This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, ought to finish, proper now!,” Trump posted on Thursday.