Trump is facing mounting pressure from his MAGA base to publicly release Justice Department files from the Epstein case.

On July 17, 2025, The Wall Street Journal published an exclusive report claiming U.S. President Donald Trump once sent a birthday card to since-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein with a drawing of a nude woman. The card, according to the report, was risqué, and ended with Trump writing, "may every day be another wonderful secret."

President Trump is upset over a story on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein reported by the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal.

Sources tell Variety that the White House attempted to block the publication of a Wall Street Journal article about President Donald Trump allegedly writing a letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 that contains suggestive language.

Several Trump backers have called for more transparency after Pam Bondi's Justice Department announced that no more files would be released.