"President Trump will soon be suing the Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp and Murdoch. The press has to learn to be honest and not rely on sources that may not even exist," a post on former US President Donald Trump's TruthSocial account on 17/7 stated, referring to NewsCorp, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, and its CEO, Rupert Murdoch.
The former president added that he had previously won lawsuits against ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos, as well as against CBS and its program 60 Minutes.
"The president looks forward to suing and holding the once great Wall Street Journal accountable," the post continued.
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Former US President Donald Trump at the White House on 15/7. Photo: AP |
Former US President Donald Trump at the White House on 15/7. Photo: AP
The Wall Street Journal previously reported that a letter signed by Donald Trump was found among a collection of letters sent to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. The letter contained a few typed lines, framed by a drawing of a naked woman, seemingly sketched with a thick marker.
The letter concluded with: "Happy birthday and may every day be another wonderful mystery."
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the explicit image, and threatened to sue the newspaper if they published the story.
"I've never drawn a picture in my life. I don't draw women. That's not my verbiage. Not my wording," Trump said.
Former Vice President JD Vance also defended Trump, criticizing the Wall Street Journal article as ridiculous and saying they should be ashamed for publishing it.
Trump has recently been embroiled in controversy after the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated there was no evidence that Epstein "kept a client list" or blackmailed powerful individuals, as had been rumored.
Before last year’s election, Trump claimed he would "not hesitate" to release documents related to the Epstein case if he returned to the White House. He is one of several prominent figures who were friends with Epstein, but he denies ever visiting the financier’s home in the Virgin Islands, where the crimes took place.
Ngoc Anh (According to The Hill, CNN, WSJ)
