The Wall Street Journal published what Donald Trump promised he would reveal. Instead of gratitude, he issued legal threats. The former president now plans to sue the Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a report alleging he contributed a sexualized birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. The letter, reportedly compiled in a keepsake album by Ghislaine Maxwell, featured Trump’s name, his signature stylized as pubic hair, and the phrase “May every day be another wonderful secret.”
Trump has denied writing the note. He called the story fake and defamatory and vowed to pursue legal action. But the outrage seems less about truth and more about control. For years, Trump insisted he would expose the secrets of Epstein and his elite network. Yet when those secrets lead to his own doorstep, the reaction is to silence, not clarify.
Trump Failed To Release Epstein Files As Promised
When Trump ran for office, he positioned himself as the outsider who would take down powerful pedophiles and unseal the Epstein client list. Supporters rallied behind that claim, hoping for a reckoning. But nearly a decade later, those files remain locked away.
(3/5). Let’s be real. Trump was put on the spot and cornered into publicly saying he would release the Epstein files & client list a few months before the election, and visibly waffled & squirmed while doing it, lol (don’t take my word for it, watch the video below). He’s had… pic.twitter.com/q8sWPSoM9n
— Notorious PJB (@PJBrizzle) February 27, 2025
Instead of disclosure, Trump’s administration did the opposite. His allies, including Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, fought to keep Epstein documents sealed. Meanwhile, critics recall the 2016 rape lawsuit filed by a woman under the alias Katie Johnson. She accused Trump of raping her at Epstein’s New York home when she was 13. The case was later dropped after she reportedly received death threats, though court records did not confirm this.
Then, just days before the WSJ report, Trump fired Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor involved in the Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein cases. No official reason was given. For those tracking patterns, it looked like another deflection tactic from a man who promised exposure but delivered secrecy.
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Trump’s Epstein Ties Run Deeper Than He Admits
Donald Trump insists he had little to do with Jeffrey Epstein. But public records, photographs, and testimony suggest a more personal connection. They partied together, socialized, and shared powerful friends. Trump once even joked that Epstein liked women “on the younger side.”
The birthday letter, whether written by Trump or not, points to a level of familiarity far beyond casual acquaintance. If the Journal’s reporting is accurate, then the letter’s tone and imagery match a culture of complicity Trump has long denied.
Instead of addressing that culture, Trump lashes out at the press. He calls journalism fake. He threatens lawsuits. But the facts speak louder. He had the power to open the Epstein files and hold elites accountable. He chose not to.
Now that a media outlet has done what he refused to do, Trump’s deflection says everything. His anger is not about the letter. It is about the exposure he once promised but never intended to face.
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