Dhaka, July 18 -- U.S. President Donald Trump is facing fresh controversy over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein after The Wall Street Journal reported on a letter allegedly written by Trump and included in Epstein's 2003 birthday album. The letter, described as sexually suggestive and accompanied by a drawing of a nude woman, has sparked backlash and further complicated Trump's efforts to manage the fallout from the long-running Epstein investigation.

Trump has denied writing the letter, calling it "false, malicious, and defamatory," and vowed to sue the newspaper. "These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don't draw pictures," Trump said in a lengthy social media post. He also claimed to have contacted WSJ owner Rupert Murdoch and...