Trump sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal for $10bn over Epstein article

The lawsuit is over a story claiming the president wrote a "bawdy" personal note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

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The US president claims the publication slandered him and violated libel laws in an article alleging that a birthday greeting bearing Trump's name was sent to the late financier in 2003, before he was charged with sex crimes.

Trump said the note, which the paper reported he had sent for Epstein's 50th birthday, is "fake".

It came as the US Justice Department asked a judge to unseal material related to Epstein, following intense criticism of the Trump administration's handling of the case.

Trump said on social media: "We have just filed a powerhouse Lawsuit against everyone involved in publishing the false, malicious, defamatory, fake news 'article' in the useless 'rag' that is, The Wall Street Journal.