REPORT: WSJ Offers To Settle Lawsuit With Trump Over ‘Fake’ Epstein Report

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the Wall Street Journal has offered to settle the president’s lawsuit against them over a report that Trump set notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a bawdy letter for his birthday in 2003.

The explosive report claims that in 2003, Trump sent Epstein a birthday note alongside a scribbled photo of a naked woman. The alleged photo, which the outlet claims included a signature reading “Donald” on the drawing’s waist to look like pubic hair, was not published by The Journal.

It did provide a transcript of a bizarre poem, which they claim was written by Trump. The transcript of the alleged note goes as follows:

“Voice Over: There must be more to life than having everything.

Donald: Yes, there is, but I won’t tell you what it is.

Jeffrey: Nor will I…

Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.

Jeffrey: Yes, we do…

Donald: Enigmas never age…

Jeffrey: …it was clear to me the last time I saw you.

Trump: A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

Just hours after the story was published, President Trump vehemently denied the report and announced that he would be filing a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, as well as notorious media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the platform’s owner. While speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Trump claimed that the outlet has already reached out in an effort to settle the suit.

“It’s in the lawyer’s hands. I’ve been treated very unfairly by The Wall Street Journal,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One after being asked about an effort to expedite a deposition from Mr. Murdoch.

“They are talking to us about doing something, but we’ll see what happens. Maybe, they would like us to drop that,” Trump said, adding “they want to settle it.”

Trump’s suit against the Journal claims that the Epstein story caused “overwhelming financial and reputational harm” for the president, who is demanding millions in damages. In a lengthy Truth Social post made shortly after the report was released, Trump slammed the letter as a “fake” and announced that he will be taking legal action against the Wall Street Journal.

“The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned directly by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued,” the president wrote.

“Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it but, obviously, did not have the power to do so. The Editor of The Wall Street Journal, Emma Tucker, was told directly by Karoline Leavitt, and by President Trump, that the letter was a FAKE, but Emma Tucker didn’t want to hear that. Instead, they are going with a false, malicious, and defamatory story anyway. President Trump will be suing The Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp, and Mr. Murdoch, shortly.”

Trump went on to cite his recent legal wins over mainstream media outlets over misleading or blatantly false reporting, including CBS News over their decision to deceptively edit their interview with Kamala Harris, and ABC News after host George Stephanopoulos falsely referred to Trump as a “rapist.”

“It has truly turned out to be a ‘Disgusting and Filthy Rag; and, writing defamatory lies like this, shows their desperation to remain relevant,” Trump said of the Wall Street Journal.

“If there were any truth at all on the Epstein Hoax, as it pertains to President Trump, this information would have been revealed by Comey, Brennan, Crooked Hillary, and other Radical Left Lunatics years ago. It certainly would not have sat in a file waiting for ‘TRUMP’ to have won three Elections. This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS!