Donald Trump vowed to sue the Rupert Murdoch, NewsCorp and the Wall Street Journal on Thursday night, not an hour after the paper published a story saying the future president had contributed a tawdry entry in a leather-bound compilation of birthday messages for then-50-year-old “pal” Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

President Trump on Thursday slammed the Wall Street Journal for publishing an article about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender. The Journal

Trump allegedly contributed to what WSJ described as a "bawdy" letter to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday. In addition to the alleged drawing of a naked woman, the letter – which reportedly had Trump's name on it – had a note that read, "Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret."

Police seized phone message pads from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion in 2005. Two messages were from Donald Trump.

The recent Wall Street Journal story detailing a racy message President Donald Trump allegedly wrote to notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein has both Trump and some of his biggest supporters up in arms.

"May every day be another wonderful secret," the president reportedly wrote, though he insists "this is a fake thing" to the Journal

President Trump's base is erupting in turmoil over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files. Trump took to social media this weekend in an attempt to calm tensions and made a detailed plea to his base to leave the Epstein matter in the past.