The libel suit, which seeks at least $10 billion in damages, was filed the same day the Justice Department asked a judge to unseal grand jury transcripts tied to Jeffrey Epstein's case.

President Trump is vowing to sue the Wall Street Journal and owner Rupert Murdoch over the outlet’s bombshell story detailing a 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump’s name and a drawing of a naked woman.

Trump had threatened to force Murdoch to "testify in my lawsuit against him and his 'pile of garbage' newspaper".

Trump is facing mounting pressure from his MAGA base to publicly release Justice Department files from the Epstein case.

President Donald Trump said Rupert Murdoch, the former CEO of News Corp, agreed to kill the Wall Street Journal article alleging he wrote a "bawdy" letter to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday