Donald Trump’s name appeared on a risque 2003 personal note to Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The US president responded that the letter was fake.
The Wall Street Journal reported the letter was one of several included in a leather-bound album meant to celebrate Epstein’s 50th birthday, about three years before sex abuse allegations emerged against the financier.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the letter.
Trump quickly responded to the story on his Truth Social platform, saying he would sue the newspaper and Rupert Murdoch, who controls its publisher, News Corp.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
The White House has been roiled by questions about disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Epstein, after the justice department this month concluded there was no evidence to support long-held conspiracy theories about his clients and 2019 death in prison.