White House issued the first statement on the US lawmakers’ released Jeffrey Epstein “birthday book” that also has US President Donald Trump’s signed note.
According to BBC, the Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Monday, September 8, released a birthday letter from Trump to the late convicted paedophile Epstein that was more than two decades old.
The letter in which the Republican president called the financier a “pal” features a crude sketch of a woman’s body, and the text written in the drawing contains purported dialogue between Trump and Epstein.
The letter, which ended with Donald J. Trump’s name and signature, read, “A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday, and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
The White House has denied the authenticity of the letter and said the president "did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it."
The letter was part of a copy of a “birthday book” that was given to Epstein in 2003 on his 50th birthday titled "The first fifty years."
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee made public the entire album that also included the sex offender’s will and personal address book containing names of multiple politicians and celebrities.
Furthermore, the Wall Street Journal first reported about the letter in July this year, after which Trump filed a $10 billion (€8.50 billion) lawsuit against the outlet.