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President Trump had a priceless reaction Friday night after a crew of journalists were honored at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner for their reporting on the commander-in-chief\u2019s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

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Trump smiled and laughed as the group of reporters from the Wall Street Journal were given the Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for their investigative report on a birthday card and drawing purportedly made by the president and given to the notorious sex criminal.<\/p>\n

At one point, the president appeared to mouth, \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d as he jokingly threw his hands in the air, approaching the moment with good humor.<\/p>\n

Trump shook hands with each and every reporter that worked on the story.<\/p>\n

During his remarks at the dinner, Trump quipped:\u00a0\u201cThis has not been an easy evening, all those awards.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I have a say?\u201d he later joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The July 2025 report detailed a letter Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein for inclusion in a 50th birthday book compiled by the late financier\u2019s convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The note, an imaginary conversation between Trump and Epstein written in the third person, is outlined with a drawing of a naked woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA pair of small arcs denotes the woman\u2019s breasts, and the future president\u2019s signature is a squiggly \u2018Donald\u2019 below her waist, mimicking pubic hair,\u201d the outlet reported.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The report sparked calls from Democratic and Republican lawmakers for the Trump administration to release documents related to the Epstein case, which it eventually did, including the purported Trump letter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The president filed a $10 billion defamation suit against the Journal after the story was published last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was dismissed by District Court Judge Darrin Gayles, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gayles did not make any determination as to the authenticity of the letter, but tossed the suit because the president failed to prove the newspaper\u00a0\u201cacted with actual malice\u201d when it published the story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump, who has maintained the letter is fake, filed an amended lawsuit in May which is still being litigated.<\/p>\n

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