Trump has denied writing the letter, calling it “fake” after the Wall Street Journal first reported on the birthday book and the alleged contribution from Trump in mid-July.
Top administration officials have denied that the signature on the birthday message belongs to the president.
In response to the developments surrounding the so-called birthday book and the alleged letter from Trump, Brad Edwards, an attorney for scores of Epstein survivors, said on Monday that Trump’s “hypocrisy has been most frustrating for the victims.”
“The Oversight Committee has secured the infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” Garcia said in a statement.
“It’s time for the President to tell us the truth about what he knew and release all the Epstein files.
President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters outside of Joe’s Seafood in Washington, D.C., gave his first on-camera response to a drawing and signature in Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th “birthday book,” which he allegedly signed in 2003. He categorically denied that the contents of the book are his signature or his “language.”. Tuesday evening.
“My signature isn’t that. Furthermore, that’s not how I talk. And anyone who has been following me for a while knows—that’s not my language,” Trump responded when Hannah Demissie of ABC questioned him about the issue.
Adding, “It’s nonsense,”.
Following the receipt of documents and correspondence from Epstein’s estate, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Monday published a picture of the purported birthday message from Trump.
After the Wall Street Journal first revealed the birthday book and Trump’s purported contribution in mid-July, Trump denied writing the letter and referred to it as “fake.”. Additionally, Trump sued the newspaper for $10 billion in defamation. The Journal’s parent company, Dow Jones, declared that it is completely confident in the reporting’s accuracy.
On the phone, Trump referred to it as a “dead issue” when NBC News questioned him.
“I don’t comment on issues that are already resolved. I shared all of my thoughts with the staff. According to NBC News, Trump stated Tuesday morning that “it’s a dead issue.”.
The president’s signature cannot be found on the birthday message, according to top administration officials.
It was not written by the president. This was not a letter he signed. Thus, during Tuesday’s press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “The president’s outside legal team is vigorously pursuing litigation against the Wall Street Journal and will continue to do so.”.
“Sure” that the administration would support a review by a professional handwriting expert, Leavitt responded when asked.
James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky and the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, criticized the panel’s Democrats on Tuesday for how they handled the documents submitted by the Epstein estate.
“The Democrats try to fabricate a story and promote whatever they find in there. Giving the victims justice and accountability is the goal of this investigation,” Comer stated.
Although Comer hasn’t “looked at the signature yet,” he said he believes Trump’s denials regarding the birthday message, according to ABC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Jay O’Brien.
As part of its Epstein investigation, Comer informed reporters that the committee anticipates receiving additional documents.
“We expect to receive a lot more documents,” he stated. As a result of the numerous people we plan to depose, this investigation is proceeding at a very quick pace, and we should soon have some answers and justice. “,”.
Brad Edwards, an attorney for scores of Epstein survivors, responded to the events surrounding the so-called birthday book and the purported letter from Trump on Monday, saying that the victims have been particularly frustrated by Trump’s “hypocrisy.”. “,”.
Edwards told ABC News that despite telling the public that the Epstein story should “go away,” he filed a $10 billion lawsuit that only serves to highlight the very problem he wants to be heard. The least he could have done with today’s release was to drop the lawsuit and issue a public apology to the reporters he disparaged for covering what now appears to be accurate. “.
Regarding Epstein survivors and whether the president is open to meeting with them, Leavitt was questioned on Tuesday. She criticized Democrats, saying they were “desperately trying to concoct a hoax to smear the president of the United States,” after claiming that Trump “cares about victims of all crimes.”. “..”.
They asked Leavitt, who earlier in the press briefing referred to the Epstein saga as “a hoax against the president of the United States,” to elaborate on what the White House considered to be the “hoax” and how these documents ended up at the Epstein estate.
“I never claimed that the documents were a hoax. I stated that the whole story about Jeffrey Epstein, who is currently consuming a lot of liberal cable channels on TV, is a hoax,” Leavitt retorted.
“When we call this story a hoax, we mean that the Democrats see it as nothing more than an attempt to divert attention away from the accomplishments and the accomplishments of this administration,” she continued.
Rep. Following Monday’s revelation, the panel’s ranking member, Robert Garcia, stated that Trump still has more to answer for in the Epstein case.
In a statement, Garcia said, “The infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has stated does not exist has been secured by the Oversight Committee.”. “It’s time for the President to come clean about his knowledge and make all of the Epstein files public. The American people are asking for clarification. “..”.
After being taken into custody in July 2019, Epstein was indicted on federal charges of child sex trafficking and conspiracy. While awaiting trial, he passed away in custody one month later. He was found to have committed suicide by hanging.
