The Journal reported that the president sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday card in 2003 with a drawing of a naked woman.

The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.

A third court blocked Trump's birthright citizenship order, bringing the legal clash another step closer to the Supreme Court.

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.

The Scots are generally not fans of Mr. Trump, and protests were already planned for Saturday. A group called “Stop Trump Scotland” said it was organizing a “festival of resistance” against Mr. Trump during the trip and has called on John Swinney, the first minister of Scotland, to cancel plans to meet with him.

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.

A Wall Street Journal reporter was slated to be a part of the traveling press pool for President Trump's Scotland trip.