President Donald Trump hosted NewsCorp CEO Rupert Murdoch at the FIFA Club World Cup Final just days before The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had written a "bawdy" birthday letter to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for Epstein's 50th birthday.

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social a statement that he plans to sue The Wall Street Journal, News Corp. and owner Rupert Murdoch over the publication’s story on his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

US President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against Rupert Murdoch, NewsCorp, and The Wall Street Journal over a report linking him to Jeffrey Epstein.

The president’s strategy of fuelling conspiracy theories to strengthen his base has backfired as controversy of the late sex offender and financier grows.

Trump blasted WSJ's Epstein story as "fake news," threatened to sue Murdoch, NewsCorp, and WSJ, claiming he told them the Epstein birthday letter was fake.

“Don’t do it,” the board wrote about Powell’s potential firing. “...Love or loathe Mr. Powell, Mr. Trump chose him. Mr. Trump also chose the tariff taxes, and a multitude of no-growth tax and spending handouts in the new budget bill. Now the President has to live with his choices,” it continued.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal after it published a story about an alleged off-colour letter written by him

The Wall Street Journal, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, has published another biting opinion piece attacking President Donald Trump after his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Bradley John Murdoch, known as the “Outback Killer” and convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio who vanished in arid central Australia 24 years ago, has died, authorities said Wednesday.