Donald Trump has filed a libel lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporters, hours after promising to sue the Australian media mogul over a fiercely denied story tying him to Jeffrey Epstein. He made good his promise to sue regarding an exclusive report by the WSJ, which claimed the President appeared to have sent a signed fiftieth birthday card to Epstein in 2003, coupled with a bawdy image of a woman and cryptic references to their friendship.

Trump had earlier threatened on social media to sue the Wall Street Journal and its owners, News Corp, after the paper reported on his alleged involvement with a 50th birthday gift to Epstein.

The newspaper said it had reviewed a typewritten letter bearing Trump’s signature, framed by the seemingly hand-drawn outline of a naked woman, that Ghislaine Maxwell included in a 2003 birthday album. Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the picture, calling it “false, malicious, and defamatory.”

Trump specifically went after the WSJ's billionaire owner, Rupert Murdoch, who also owns the Fox Corporation that controls Fox News.

“I look forward to getting Rupert Murdoch to testify in my lawsuit against him and his ‘pile of garbage’ newspaper, the WSJ,” Trump said on Truth Social. “That will be an interesting experience!!!”

The other defendants listed on the lawsuit are Khadeeja Safdar and Joseph Palazzolo, both reporters for the Wall Street Journal.

Murdoch and Trump were last seen together in February this year when the media mogul was pictured watching on as the US President signed an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund.

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