The President of the United States, Donald Trump, sued The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), two journalists from the newspaper, News Corp - the conglomerate that includes the newspaper - and the owner of the latter, Rupert Murdoch.

The lawsuit was filed for defamation and slander after disclosing a letter that the president allegedly sent to the late Jeffrey Epstein, accused of sex trafficking and pedophilia.

The WSJ reported on July 17 that among the letters Epstein received for his 50th birthday in 2003 was one with Trump's name and an outline drawing of a naked woman. The illustration outlined breasts and had the word"Donald" in the pubic hair area.

The Republican leader had threatened to take the publication to court and a day later made good on his warning, including the two editors of the story in his complaint, according to national media reports.

The lawsuit was filed on July 18, the day after the newspaper published its story about the alleged racy birthday letter Trump wrote to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his jail cell in 2019 ahead of his sex crime trial.

According to the newspaper, Epstein's former assistant, Ghislaine Maxwell - who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for being an accomplice to the tycoon - collected letters from Trump and other Epstein associates to include in an album as a gift.

The alleged letter from the now president concludes with the phrase:"Happy birthday. May each day be another wonderful secret."

The complaint was filed in the federal district court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami.

Trump denied being the author 

The WSJ claims that in an interview with Trump on July 16, he denied being the author of the letter and threatened to sue the media outlet if it published the article.

Its publication coincides with a time when the Epstein scandal has resurfaced in the United States after the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded in an investigation that the tycoon did not have a"list of famous clients" whom he blackmailed.

The FBI and DOJ also confirmed Epstein's death by suicide - thus debunking the conspiracy theory that he was murdered to protect his acquaintances - and said they would not publish further investigations into the case.

Die-hard supporters of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement are unhappy with the findings of the investigations, as Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino promised to reveal"the truth" about the case before the start of this administration in January.

The pressure received has led the president to authorize Bondi to release any additional"credible" files on the matter, while criticizing his followers for, in his opinion, having allowed themselves to be"duped" by the Democrats, reported EFE.