House Democrats Release Lewd Birthday Message Trump Allegedly Sent To Epstein

House Democrats connected Monday posted connected X an image of a day message that President Donald Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein successful 2003.

Trump has denied having thing to do pinch nan card, which was included successful a leather-bound book of day messages for nan precocious convicted activity offender's 50th birthday.

The book was among nan documents that nan House Oversight Committee had subpoenaed from Epstein's property past month.

The Wall Street Journal was first to study nan beingness of nan card. Trump sued nan Journal, its patient and 2 reporters successful July. A spokesperson for Dow Jones said nan newspaper stood by its reporting and would "vigorously take sides against immoderate lawsuit."

NBC News has not independently verified nan Journal’s reporting. The White House did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The station shows a hand-drawn outline of a naked female pinch Trump's first sanction signed successful nan pubic area, arsenic good arsenic a typewritten statement depicting an imaginary speech betwixt nan early president and nan multimillionaire who would later beryllium charged pinch activity trafficking.

The speech includes "Donald" telling "Jeffrey" that "We person definite things successful common." "Yes, we do, travel to deliberation of it," Jeffrey agrees.

It concludes pinch Donald telling Jeffrey that "A pal is simply a awesome thing. Happy Birthday — and whitethorn each time beryllium different awesome secret.” Trump's afloat sanction is typed retired supra nan "Donald" signature.

The lawsuit from nan House Oversight Committee said nan book had been put together by Epstein's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year condemnation for activity trafficking.

Maxwell was questioned astir nan beingness of nan book erstwhile she met pinch Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche successful July. She acknowledged she coordinated nan task and had asked immoderate of Epstein's friends to lend day wishes, but said she did not callback if she'd spoken to Trump astir nan task aliases whether he'd submitted anything.

Trump and Epstein were friends astatine 1 point, though nan president has said they had a falling retired years earlier Epstein’s apprehension for activity trafficking.

Maxwell is appealing her condemnation to nan U.S. Supreme Court and her lawyer has said he hopes Trump will springiness her a pardon.

An Oversight Committee adjutant said that, successful summation to nan day book, nan property besides turned complete Epstein's will, nan September 24, 2007 non-prosecution statement betwixt nan U.S. Attorney’s Office for nan Southern District of Florida and Epstein, entries from Epstein’s address/contact books from January 1, 1990 done August 10, 2019; and accusation astir his slope accounts.

"Committee unit will reappraisal these documents and make them nationalist successful nan adjacent future,” nan adjutant said.

Epstein died by termination in his jailhouse compartment while awaiting proceedings connected national activity trafficking charges successful New York successful 2019. His decease sparked years of conspiracy theories, immoderate pushed by friends of Trump.

The lawsuit exploded backmost into nan headlines this summertime aft nan Justice Department and nan FBI announced successful an unsigned associated memo that they agreed Epstein’s decease was nan consequence of a suicide, that nary different group were expected to beryllium charged and that nary further accusation astir nan lawsuit would beryllium released.

The unexpected move sparked a furious backlash from galore Trump supporters, since he and his friends had stoked conspiracy theories astir nan politically connected Epstein’s decease and had vowed to person transparency and bring others to justness successful nan case.

The House Oversight Committee besides subpoenaed nan Justice Department for its investigative files successful nan case. The DOJ turned complete astir a 3rd of nan files truthful far, and Democrats person said that nan immense mostly of what's been handed complete is worldly that was already public.