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Donald Trump's name appeared on a risque 2003 personal note to Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The president responded that the letter was fake.
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President Trump promised a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
President Trump threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal over a story detailing a letter he sent Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein's 50th birthday.
Shortly after Trump's statement, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X that the Justice Department was ready to move the court on Friday to unseal the grand jury transcripts.
The House’s approval would mark the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted a rescissions request to Congress.
House Republican leaders are preparing for a late night in the chamber as they try to jam through President Donald Trump’s $9 billion package of cuts to federal funding — after a day of intense talks with GOP holdouts demanding a vote on a Jeffrey Epstein-related measure.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case, subject to court approval.
"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli envoy told Newsweek.
Leavitt said Trump noted "mild swelling in his lower legs," which prompted the White House medical team to evaluate him. They concluded that Trump has chronic venous insufficiency -- a condition in which there isn't adequate blood flow in the veins in the legs. This can cause the blood to pool, causing swelling in the lower legs.
Christopher Waller, a potential contender to be the next chair of the central bank, said the Federal Reserve should not wait for the labor market to weaken to reduce interest rates.
Some Republicans have called for the appointment of a special counsel, as MAGA allies have raged over the handling of the Epstein investigation.