Donald Trump followed through on his promise to sue the Wall Street Journal and its owner Rupert Murdoch after the paper reported on his alleged involvement with a 50th birthday gift to Jeffrey Epstein.
Court records show the libel suit filed in the Southern District of Florida against WSJ, Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch, CNBC reported.
A bombshell report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday claimed Trump wrote a ‘bawdy’ 50th birthday card to Epstein which concluded: ‘Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret’.
The newspaper said it had reviewed a typewritten letter bearing Trump´s signature, framed by the seemingly hand-drawn outline of a naked woman, that Ghislaine Maxwell included in a 2003 birthday album.
Trump has denied writing the letter or drawing the picture, calling it ‘false, malicious, and defamatory.’
Trump specifically went after its owner, Murdoch, who also owns the Fox Corporation that controls Fox News.
‘I look forward to getting Rupert Murdoch to testify in my lawsuit against him and his `pile of garbage´ newspaper, the WSJ,’ Trump said on Truth Social.
‘That will be an interesting experience!!!’
Donald Trump (pictured right in 1997) followed through on his promise to sue the Wall Street Journal and its owner Rupert Murdoch after the paper reported on his alleged involvement with a 50th birthday gift to Jeffrey Epstein (pictured left)
DailyMail.com has reached out to the White House for confirmation.
In the text, the paper claimed Trump wrote: ‘We have certain things in common, Jeffrey’ and that both of them know that ‘there must be more to life than having everything’.
The message is said to have included an X-rated drawing of a naked woman, with Trump’s famous signature squiggle written across her genitals to mimic pubic hair.
Trump has vowed to sue the Wall St Journal and said the letter, written in 2003, is ‘fake’.
But it once again raises questions about the friendship between Trump and Epstein.
But last week following the memo from his DOJ, which sparked a MAGA civil war, Trump became irate and said during a cabinet meeting that everyone should move on.
He has now called his supporters ‘weaklings’ for believing a Democrat-run ‘hoax’.
This is a developing story.
