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President Trump sued The Wall Street Journal’s genitor institution for libel Friday aft the newspaper published a story detailing an alleged missive Trump sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.
Court records bespeak Trump filed a national libel suit against the company, but the ailment was not instantly available.
Trump threatened to writer the outlet successful an interrogation up of publication, and helium doubled down connected the menace aft the story was published Thursday evening.
According to the Journal, the missive allegedly includes respective lines of substance “framed by the outline of a bare woman.” It allegedly ends: “Happy Birthday — and whitethorn each time beryllium different fantastic secret.”
Trump denies penning the letter.
The suit names the story’s 2 reporters, Dow Jones, News Corp and Rupert Murdoch, who controls the company, arsenic defendants. It was filed successful national tribunal successful the Southern District of Florida.
The Hill has reached retired to News Corp for comment.
