Donald Trump, jeffrey epstein and Scotland
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The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The White House said The Wall Street Journal would not be in the press pool traveling with Trump to Scotland due to its report on the Epstein letter.
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White House faces backlash after booting The Wall Street Journal from Scotland media coverage plans
The Journal reported that the president sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday card in 2003 with a drawing of a naked woman.
When the White House took control of the so-called “press pool” that accompanies the president, journalists worried that the Trump administration would use that power to punish news outlets.
A small group of protesters greeted the president at his golf course on Scotland’s west coast.