The GOP-led House Oversight Committee says it has obtained documents and communications from the Jeffrey Epstein estate on Monday — including the Epstein “birthday book,” which is said to contain the letter that President Donald Trump allegedly signed for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
The committee issued a subpoena in late August for information from the estate, which included a copy of the alleged birthday book compiled for the disgraced financier’s 50th birthday.
The “birthday book” was compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003, and the Wall Street Journal reported it contains a “bawdy” letter from Trump.
Federal prosecutors in New York said Maxwell helped Epstein recruit, groom and ultimately abuse girls as young as 14.
Although the documents are expected to be turned over to the committee on Monday, it may not mean the committee will release all of the documents to the public on the same day.
The “birthday book,” which is said to include the letter that President Donald Trump allegedly signed on Epstein’s 50th birthday, is among the documents and communications that the GOP-led House Oversight Committee claims to have received from the Epstein estate on Monday.
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The president’s signature is not in the picture that Democrats shared, according to the White House. White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich wrote on X: “It’s time for @newscorp to open that checkbook, this isn’t his signature. DEFAMATION.
Late in August, the committee subpoenaed the estate for information, including a copy of the purported birthday book that was put together for the disgraced financier’s fiftieth birthday. A delivery of the documents, which include calendars, flight logs, and banking and financial records, was requested by the committee by September at the latest. 8. 2025.
For Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003, the “birthday book” was put together, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it includes a “bawdy” letter from Trump.
Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for defamation after denying the letter ever existed.
In a statement, the newspaper’s parent company, Dow Jones, said it “will vigorously defend against any lawsuit” and expressed “full confidence in the rigor and accuracy” of its reporting. “..”.
A transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month shows that Epstein asked her to organize contributions to his book commemorating his 50th birthday, but she said she couldn’t remember if Trump, who was then a private citizen, was among those who replied.
In 2021, a federal jury found Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking and other charges. For helping and taking part in Epstein’s trafficking of minors, which included a plan to enlist young women and girls for sexually suggestive massages, she is presently serving a 20-year prison sentence. As early as 14, Maxwell allegedly assisted Epstein in recruiting, grooming, and abusing girls, according to federal prosecutors in New York. Maxwell persisted in claiming her innocence during the Justice Department official’s interview.
Following his arrest in July 2019, Epstein was indicted on federal charges of child sex trafficking and conspiracy. One month later, while awaiting trial, he passed away in custody. His death was determined to be a hanging suicide.
It is anticipated that the committee will receive the documents on Monday; however, this does not guarantee that all of the documents will be made public on the same day.
