The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has caught President Donald Trump red-handed.
After breaking the story in July about a birthday letter Trump allegedly wrote for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the newspaper has published images of the note
Trump, 79, has vehemently denied writing the letter, which was sent in 2003 and features a drawing of a naked woman with his name mimicking pubic hair.
The Journal’s bombshell report in July was met with fury from the president, who swiftly filed a $10 billion lawsuit against Murdoch and the Journal.
“Writing defamatory lies like this shows their desperation to remain relevant,” Trump raged on Truth Social in July. “If there were any truth at all on the Epstein Hoax, as it pertains to President Trump, this information would have been revealed by Comey, Brennan, Crooked Hillary, and other Radical Left Lunatics years ago. It certainly would not have sat in a file waiting for ‘TRUMP’ to have won three Elections. This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS!”
The White House did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The message from Trump to his one-time pal, which he has denied writing, is a fictional dialogue between the two of them that concludes with the line: “Happy Birthday–and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
Around the words is a woman’s silhouette drawn in black. Trump’s signature reads simply “Donald” below his typed name.
Trump has insisted that he and Epstein were never close friends, repeating several times that he distanced himself from the late financier after he was put on the sex offender list in 2008, shortly after he pleaded guilty to a charge of solicitation of prostitution with a minor.
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate gave Congress a copy of the letter, which was among those compiled for a book for the financier’s 50th birthday.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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