{"id":871717,"date":"2025-09-09T21:13:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T02:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/photo-allegedly-shows-birthday-message-to-epstein-signed-by-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T02:13:03","slug":"photo-allegedly-shows-birthday-message-to-epstein-signed-by-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/photo-allegedly-shows-birthday-message-to-epstein-signed-by-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Allegedly Shows Birthday Message To Epstein Signed By Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Topline<\/h2>\n

A copy of a birthday message allegedly signed by President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein was turned over to Congress and published by Democrats on social media on Monday\u2014weeks after Trump denied its existence and filed suit against the Wall Street Journal and its parent company News Corp for libel over a previous report on the letter\u2019s existence. <\/p>\n

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A photo allegedly showing a birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly signed by Donald Trump was published by House Democrats and the Wall Street Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Key Facts<\/h2>\n
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee published a photo to X<\/a> on Monday, claiming, \u201cHERE IT IS: We got Trump\u2019s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal<\/a> also published a copy of the alleged letter from the president, noting that lawyers for Epstein\u2019s estate turned over the letter to Congress.<\/p>\n

The Journal first reported on the letter in July, sparking a denial and lawsuit from Trump. <\/p>\n

Forbes has reached out to the House Oversight Committee for further comment.<\/p>\n

This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chief Critic<\/h2>\n

Taylor Budowich, Trump\u2019s deputy White House chief of staff, continued to deny the note\u2019s authenticity on Monday afternoon. \u201cIt\u2019s not his signature,\u201d Budowich wrote in a post on X<\/a>, including photos of the president\u2019s signature from an autograph dated 2024 and listed on eBay.<\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

The existence of the note was first reported by the Wall Street Journal<\/a> in July, shortly after the Trump administration ended an effort to release documents related to the investigations into the financier, who faced federal charges for sex trafficking before being found dead in his jail cell in 2019. In a post on Truth Social<\/a> after the report was published, Trump called the letter \u201cFAKE,\u201d insisting \u201cthese are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don\u2019t draw pictures.\u201d Trump filed a lawsuit against the Journal, its publisher Dow Jones, and parent company News Corp, seeking $10 billion in damages.<\/p>\n

Why Does The House Committee Have This Note?<\/h2>\n

The House Oversight Committee is currently reviewing thousands of documents related to the various investigations into Epstein, an effort that began in August. Democrats on the Committee have largely criticized the documents they have been given from the Justice Department so far, noting that most had already been made public and contained no new information. Lawyers representing Epstein\u2019s estate turned over the \u201cbirthday book\u201d to the committee, the Journal reported, as part of materials handed over<\/a> after a congressional subpoena. The committee said it would make documents from Epstein\u2019s estate public after necessary redactions were made to protect victims, and it was not immediately clear when the book would be available to review.<\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n

Forbes<\/span>Why Trump\u2019s Epstein Case Against Wall Street Journal Could Backfire On Him<\/span>By Alison Durkee<\/span><\/small><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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