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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 Donald, a real estate magnate, often made sketches for charity then sold at auction when he became president. And in his book of 2008 he said: "It takes me a few minutes to draw something"

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The Epstein case shakes the White House. The US president threatens to sue the Wall Street Journal after revelations about his past connivance with Jeffrey Epstein. On Thursday, Epstein reveals the existence of a 20 03 letter in which Donald Trump drew a woman, replacing her pubis with her signature. He would also evoke 'wonderful secrets'. Immediate riposte with a complaint for defamation of about ten pages. (International).

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Did Donald Trump send a lewd drawing to child molester Jeffrey Epstein? An American newspaper claims he did, and that could put the US president, already in a turbulent period, in a difficult position.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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The revelation that Donald Trump drew a nude photo of Jeffrey Epstein has caused uproar in the White House. Now the president is suing the Wall Street Journal for $100 billion.

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According to the US President, the article of the Wall Street Journal is slanderous. Trump said that he was not the author of a letter attributed to him to Epstein.

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