President Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003,

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal, seeking at least $10 billion in damages, after the newspaper described a letter he allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

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.

It’s the story that continues to grip Washington: the Trump administration’s handling of the so-called Epstein files. The potential ripple effects could be significant. Trump’s lawsuit could become the most important legal clash yet between Trump and the press,

The DOJ’s move followed days of turmoil and some rare criticism from President Donald Trump’s base over his administration’s chaotic handling of documents related to the disgraced financier. Trump lashed out on social media yesterday,