A Wall Street Journal report late Thursday added new scrutiny to President Donald Trump’s relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court names Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones, News Corp and its Chief Executive, and two Wall Street Journal reporters as defendants.

Despite recent claims by President Donald Trump that former Biden officials doctored files related to Jeffrey Epstein, many of the documents -- including those mentioning Trump and several prominent Democrats -- have been public for years.

The $10bn lawsuit is over a story claiming the president wrote a "bawdy" personal note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

The FBI allegedly instructed agents to “flag” any mention of President Donald Trump while reviewing files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump is suing Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal for defamation over the Jeffrey Epstein birthday letter story.

The tumult is well underway and multiple questions remain unanswered. Here are the latest developments, commentary, and analysis.

"All the work that we did to tell the world what happened to us, it’s all being erased," victim Danielle Bensky said.