The president threatened to sue the newspaper and News Corp for publishing an article about a letter bearing his name that was included in a 2003 birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump has ordered the release of secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein after a lewd birthday card he allegedly sent to the paedophile financier sparked the biggest crisis of his presidency.

Donald Trump's administration said it would seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, as the US president sought to dispel lingering political fallout over his team's handling of the late financier's sex trafficking case.