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,

Donald Trump claims he didn’t know the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein well, but a bombshell report Thursday by The Wall Street Journal says he once sent Epstein a “bawdy” birthday letter featuring a drawing of a naked woman. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ + news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.

The $10 billion libel lawsuit was filed the same day that the Justice Department asked a judge to unseal grand jury transcripts tied to Jeffrey Epstein's case.