President Trump said Friday he looked forward to seeing "The Wall Street Journal" and its owner, Rupert Murdoch in court after reporting on his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Steve Bannon joined a growing chorus of MAGA influencers coalescing behind President Donald Trump in the wake of the Wall Street Journal report about a ribald birthday letter bearing Trump’s name that was sent to Jeffrey Epstein,

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Donald Trump's aides were expected on Friday to ask a court to release grand jury testimony about Jeffrey Epstein, as the president fought back against concerns over his administration's handling of the deceased convicted sex offender's case.

JD Vance: The vice president tweeted that the Journal “should be ashamed for publishing” the report, calling it “complete and utter bullshit” while criticizing the paper for failing to publicize the letter or show it to the White House before writing about it. “Does anyone honestly believe this sounds like Donald Trump?” Vance wrote.

Police seized phone message pads from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion in 2005. Two messages were from Donald Trump.