A Wall Street Journal report revealed that Donald Trump allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein a lewd birthday letter in 2003, including a sketch of a naked woman, sparking a major controversy.
In response, Trump has vehemently denied the claims, threatened legal action, and filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The White House retaliated by excluding WSJ reporters from official trips, drawing widespread criticism from press freedom advocates. The dispute has strained Trump's relationship with Murdoch and fueled debate about the boundaries of press freedom and presidential power.
The controversy has also galvanized Trump's supporters, while raising questions about his past ties to Epstein.
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