Trump Denies Writing Letter To Jeffrey Epstein With Drawing Of A Naked Woman

President Donald Trump connected Thursday denied penning a missive to Jeffrey Epstein much than 2 decades agone that reportedly included an outline of a naked female and a "Donald" signature.

The denial came successful consequence to a Wall Street Journal article that said Trump was among dozens of Epstein's associates enlisted by his then-confidant Ghislaine Maxwell to lend to a postulation of letters she planned to springiness him successful a day album.

According to documents reviewed by nan Journal, Trump’s missive featured respective lines of typewritten matter framed by what appeared to beryllium a hand-drawn outline of a naked woman. The outline, according to nan Journal, included specifications meant to picture nan woman’s breast. Trump’s signature was drawn crossed nan woman’s waist, meant to mimic nan quality of pubic hair.

NBC News has not independently verified aliases seen nan letter.

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In a telephone question and reply pinch nan Journal, Trump denied penning nan missive to Epstein aliases drafting nan accompanying picture. He called nan reporting "a clone thing" and said he would writer nan newspaper if it printed nan story.

“I ne'er wrote a image successful my life. I don’t tie pictures of women,” Trump told nan newspaper. “It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”

Trump later confirmed his plans to activity ineligible action against nan Journal; its genitor company, News Corp.; and Rupert Murdoch, nan organization's head, for publishing what he called a "defamatory" story.

"The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned straight by President Donald J. Trump that nan expected missive they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they people it, they will beryllium sued. Mr. Murdoch stated that he would return attraction of it but, obviously, did not person nan powerfulness to do so," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The Journal did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Vice President JD Vance called nan Journal's reporting "complete and utter bulls---" connected X and questioned nan veracity of nan missive it claims Trump wrote.

"Where is this letter? Would you beryllium shocked to study they ne'er showed it to america earlier publishing it? Does anyone honestly judge this sounds for illustration Donald Trump?" he wrote.

The Journal, citing group who person reviewed pages from nan day album, said immoderate of nan pages were among nan documents nan Justice Department reviewed during its investigations of Epstein and Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years successful situation successful 2022. However, it is unclear whether pages from nan medium were included successful nan Trump administration's astir caller reappraisal of nan case.

Arthur Aidala, an lawyer for Maxwell, declined to remark connected nan Journal's story.

In a abstracted Truth Social station Thursday night, Trump said he has directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to “produce immoderate and each pertinent Grand Jury testimony” related to Epstein, “subject to Court approval.”

Bondi responded on societal media saying, "President Trump—we are fresh to move nan tribunal tomorrow to unseal nan expansive assemblage transcripts."

Reached for comment, nan Justice Department pointed to Bondi's post. The FBI did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Epstein was arrested successful 2006 and charged pinch 4 counts of unlawful intersexual activity pinch a insignificant and lewd and lascivious molestation. He was indicted successful 2019 connected national activity trafficking charges.

Epstein died by termination successful 2019 aft he was charged pinch 1 count of activity trafficking and different count of activity trafficking conspiracy. He was accused of seeking retired minors for sex, immoderate arsenic young arsenic 14. He faced up to 45 years successful situation if convicted connected nan charges, which he pleaded not blameworthy to.

For years, far-right provocateurs, including FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, person promoted nan conception that nan Epstein lawsuit was portion of a authorities cover-up to protect powerful governmental players and business elites progressive successful a kid maltreatment ring.

Trump's denial comes amid a uncommon splintering of his guidelines complete a Justice Department memo outlining a determination to nary longer disclose caller accusation related to nan national investigation into Epstein and denying nan beingness of a purported "client list" of group who benefited from his crimes.

As nan backlash intensified this week, Trump connected chided his "past supporters" Wednesday for buying into what he characterized arsenic nan "Jeffrey Epstein Hoax."

"Let these weaklings proceed guardant and do nan Democrats work, don’t moreover deliberation astir talking of our unthinkable and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore," he wrote.