Trump-Epstein live updates: Birthday letter ‘showing Trump’s signature’ revealed as White House labels it ‘fake news’
Democrats release Epstein ‘birthday book’ with alleged Trump note
- Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives made public a birthday letter allegedly written by Donald Trump to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 20 years ago.
- The letter, dated 2003, was released after Congress received Epstein's 'birthday book' and includes a purported dialogue where Trump calls Epstein a 'pal'.
- A White House official, Taylor Budowich, immediately denied the letter's authenticity, claiming the signature was not Trump's and alleging defamation.
- Republicans on the House Oversight Committee later released hundreds of pages of documents from Epstein's lawyers, including the full 'birthday book' and his will.
- The 'birthday book' also contains messages purportedly from other notable figures, such as Bill Clinton and Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz.