Trump Denies Epstein Letter After Democrats Release It, Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Against WSJ

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Monday released a sexually suggestive letter allegedly written by President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein. The president has strongly denied any connection to the letter and has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal for reporting on it.

The letter, dated 2003, was included in a birthday album compiled for Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of sex trafficking. It features text surrounded by a hand-drawn outline of a curvaceous woman and reads:
“A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

Trump dismissed the document, saying:
“These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures.”

The White House has not immediately commented on the letter’s release. But Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich posted Trump’s authentic signatures on X, tagging News Corp., the Journal’s parent company, and writing:
“Time for @newscorp to open that checkbook. It’s not his signature. DEFAMATION!”

The disclosure comes amid mounting bipartisan pressure in Congress to make the so-called Epstein files public. Calls for transparency have come from both Democrats and Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance before taking office.

Epstein, a wealthy and politically connected financier, died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing and trafficking underage girls. He had previously reached a secret deal with prosecutors in Florida over similar allegations.

Trump has acknowledged knowing Epstein socially about two decades ago but insists they had a falling-out and that he expelled Epstein from his private Florida club for repeated “betrayals.” Trump has not been accused of misconduct related to Epstein.

The Justice Department began releasing investigative records on Epstein to the House Oversight Committee in August. Lawmakers have subpoenaed additional documents from Epstein’s estate, including his will, financial records, agreements with prosecutors, and his contact books.