President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Miami. It seeks at least 10 billion dollars (£7.4 billion) in damages.

Mr Trump promised a lawsuit after the newspaper described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Mr Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday.

The president denied writing the letter, calling the story “false, malicious, and defamatory”.

Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)

The letter was reportedly collected by disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell as part of a birthday alb

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