'Going to sue his a** off': Trump vs Rupert Murdoch over 'birthday note' to Epstein. What does the alleged letter contain?
Jeffrey Epstein
investigation took a new turn after Wall Street Journal published a story about an alleged off-color letter written by him to late disgraced financier that featured a drawing of a naked woman. The letter revealed by WSJ was reportedly collected by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell as part of a birthday album for Epstein.
The letter bearing Trump's name includes text framed by the outline of what appears to be a hand-drawn naked woman and ends with, 'Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret,' according to the newspaper. The outlet described the contents of the letter but did not publish a photo showing it entirely.
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What does the letter contain?
According to the WSJ, Trump's letter contained multiple lines of typewritten text surrounded by what looked to be a hand-drawn outline of a naked lady. The Journal claims that the outline featured details intended to show the woman's breast. Trump's signature, which was intended to resemble pubic hair, was made over the woman's waist.
'A pair of small arcs denotes the woman's breasts, and the future president's signature is a squiggly 'Donald' below her waist, mimicking pubic hair," the Journal report says.
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The note is allegedly styled as an imaginary third-person conversation between Trump and Epstein. It ends with the line: 'A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret.'
The origins of the letter is yet to be known and it is not known how the version bearing Trump's signature was produced, the WSJ said in its report.
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'Voice Over: There must be more to life than having everything,' it states.
Donald: Yes, there is, but I won't tell you what it is.
Jeffrey: Nor will I, since I also know what it is.
Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.
Jeffrey: Yes, we do, come to think of it.
Donald: Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?
Jeffrey: As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you.
Trump: A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.
Trump to sue WSJ?
President Trump has threatened to sue WSJ over its report on a letter allegedly bearing his signature in Jeffrey Epstein's 2003 birthday album, calling the document 'fake.' 'I told Rupert Murdoch it was a Scam, that he shouldn't print this Fake Story. But he did, and now I'm going to sue his ass off, and that of his third rate newspaper,' Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday night.
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He followed up on Friday morning and said 'I look forward to getting Rupert Murdoch to testify in my lawsuit against him and his 'pile of garbage' newspaper, the WSJ.'
Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the figure. 'This is not me. This is a fake thing. It's a fake Wall Street Journal story,' he said. 'I never wrote a picture in my life. I don't draw pictures of women. It's not my language. It's not my words.'
He also expressed his frustration with WSJ on Truth Social and attacked the Editor in a post, saying: 'The Editor of The Wall Street Journal, Emma Tucker, was told directly by Karoline Leavitt, and by President Trump, that the letter was a FAKE, but Emma Tucker didn't want to hear that. Instead, they are going with a false, malicious, and defamatory story anyway.'
The commander-in-chief seemed very sure of suing WSJ. "President Trump will be suing The Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp, and Mr. Murdoch, shortly. The Press has to learn to be truthful, and not rely on sources that probably don't even exist," he said.
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Jeffery Epstein row
The Republican president is already facing a firestorm over his past relationship with Epstein, and claims that his administration is covering up lurid details of Epstein's crimes to protect rich and powerful figures. Epstein died by suicide in a New York prison in 2019 -- during Trump's first term -- after being charged with sex trafficking in a scheme where he allegedly groomed young and underage women for sexual abuse by the rich and powerful.
Trump supporters expected the Republican to answer their questions on his return to office this January but now find themselves being told the conspiracy theories are false. Trump in recent days has berated as 'weaklings' supporters vying for more records from the Epstein probe.
The Justice Department and FBI said in a memo made public earlier this month there is no evidence that the disgraced financier kept a "client list" or was blackmailing powerful figures.
They also dismissed the claim that Epstein was murdered in jail, confirming his suicide, and said they would not be releasing any more information on the probe.
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