Epstein property provides Congress ‘birthday ebook’ allegedly signed by Trump : NPR

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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos North America The property of Jeffrey Epstein has offered the Home Oversight Committee with a duplicate of the birthday ebook ready as a present for the disgraced financier on his fiftieth birthday — an album that features a tawdry picture that seems to have been signed by President Trump, although Trump had beforehand dismissed it as "pretend."

Members of the oversight panel confirmed Monday that they'd obtained the 2003 birthday ebook, which was compiled for Epstein by his former affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell. The ebook was amongst a set of data launched by the committee as a part of its investigation of the federal government's dealing with of the Epstein case.

"We obtained Trump's birthday notice to Jeffrey Epstein that the President stated does not exist," Democrats on the Oversight Committee stated in a submit on social media. "Trump talks a couple of 'fantastic secret' the 2 of them shared. What's he hiding? Launch the information!"

🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We obtained Trump’s birthday notice to Jeffrey Epstein that the President stated doesn’t exist.

Trump talks a couple of “fantastic secret” the 2 of them shared. What's he hiding? Launch the information! pic.twitter.com/k2Mq8Hu3LY

— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) September 8, 2025

The existence of the birthday ebook was first disclosed in July by The Wall Road Journal, which reported that Trump's signature seems on a web page within the ebook that featured a number of traces of typewritten textual content, framed by the define of a unadorned lady. The Journal described Trump's signature as "a squiggly 'Donald' beneath her waist, mimicking pubic hair."

On the time, Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the image, telling the Journal, "This isn't me. It is a pretend factor. It is a pretend Wall Road Journal story."

The White Home doubled down on that denial on Monday, calling the discharge "FAKE NEWS to perpetuate the Democrat Epstein Hoax!"

"As I've stated all alongside, it's extremely clear President Trump didn't draw this image, and he didn't signal it. President Trump's authorized group will proceed to aggressively pursue litigation," White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in a press release posted to social media.

Democrats have sought to highlight Trump's previous friendship with Epstein — although Trump has repeatedly stated their relationship ended earlier than Epstein was indicted for soliciting prostitution in 2006.

Republicans on the Oversight Committee criticized Democrats for "cherry-picking paperwork and politicizing info" that the panel obtained from Epstein's property.

"President Trump isn't accused of any wrongdoing and Democrats are ignoring the brand new info the Committee obtained at present," stated Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., in a press release. He continued, "Democrats should resolve if their precedence is justice for the survivors or politics."

The ebook was amongst a set of paperwork submitted to the committee in response to a subpoena issued in August. It was launched by the committee, with redactions, alongside a duplicate of Epstein's final will and testomony, entries from his deal with ebook and a 2007 non-prosecution settlement between Epstein and the U.S. Lawyer's Workplace for the Southern District of Florida.

The committee stated it had additionally obtained details about Epstein's financial institution accounts and would pursue the financial institution data.

The discharge comes as Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., proceed to press GOP leaders to pressure the Trump administration to launch all information associated to federal investigations into Epstein. The pair is working to safe the 218 signatures essential to pressure a vote on the problem on the Home ground.