President Donald Trump declined to touch upon the letter he allegedly signed for Jeffrey Epstein’s fiftieth “birthday e-book” in 2003, calling it a “lifeless subject” when requested by NBC Information.
“I do not touch upon one thing that is a lifeless subject. I gave all feedback to the workers. It is a lifeless subject,” Trump mentioned on Tuesday morning, in line with NBC News.
On Monday, Democrats on the Home Oversight Committee released an image of the birthday message allegedly despatched by Trump, after the panel obtained paperwork and communications from Epstein’s property.
Trump’s denied writing the letter, calling it “faux” after the Wall Avenue Journal first reported on the birthday e-book and the alleged contribution from Trump in mid-July. Trump additionally filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit towards the newspaper. Dow Jones, the mother or father firm of the Journal, mentioned it has full confidence within the accuracy of the reporting.
President Donald Trump speaks throughout a gathering on non secular liberty in schooling on the Museum of the Bible in Washington, September 8, 2025.
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The White Home on Monday denied the signature on the birthday message belongs to the president.
“As I’ve mentioned all alongside, it’s extremely clear President Trump didn’t draw this image, and he didn’t signal it. President Trump’s authorized staff will proceed to aggressively pursue litigation,” White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X.
Trump hasn’t publicly weighed in on the newest developments past his temporary feedback to NBC Information.
Home Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, on Tuesday took goal at Democrats on the panel for his or her dealing with of the paperwork obtained from the Epstein property.
“The Democrats, they discover one factor in there, and so they put it up for sale and attempt to get a story. This investigation is about offering justice and accountability for the victims,” Comer mentioned.
Home Oversight Committee’s Rating Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia posted a photograph on X that Democrats say is the web page attributed to Trump in Jeffrey Epstein’s “birthday e-book.” The White Home is denying that the picture shared by Democrats is the president’s signature.
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Comer additionally informed reporters the committee expects to obtain extra paperwork as a part of its Epstein probe.
“We have got much more paperwork we anticipate to get in,” he mentioned. “We will carry lots of people in for deposition, so this investigation is transferring alongside very quickly, and hopefully we’ll get some solutions and a few justice very quickly.”
Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, the rating member on the panel, mentioned after Monday’s disclosure that Trump has extra to reply for on the Epstein matter.
“The Oversight Committee has secured the notorious ‘Birthday Guide’ that incorporates a be aware from President Trump that he has mentioned doesn’t exist,” Garcia mentioned in an announcement. “It is time for the President to inform us the reality about what he knew and launch all of the Epstein information. The American persons are demanding solutions.”
Epstein was arrested in July 2019 and charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy and little one intercourse trafficking. He died in custody a month later, whereas awaiting trial. His loss of life was dominated a suicide by hanging.
