House Panel Releases Epstein Estate Files

A batch of Epstein documents that the convicted sex offender's estate turned over to the House Oversight Committee was released by the panel on Monday evening.

Committee Chair James Comer in a statement on the documents' release criticized Democrats on the panel for posting a note and doodle featured in Epstein's birthday book containing President Trump's name, which the president strongly denies drawing, ahead of the announcement.

He accused them of "cherry-picking documents and politicizing information received" from the Epstein estate on Monday after they posted the doodle, which Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal for defamation over.

Oversight Committee Republicans are focused on running a thorough investigation to bring transparency and accountability for survivors of Epstein's heinous crimes and the American people," Comer said.

"President Trump is not accused of any wrongdoing and Democrats are ignoring the new information the Committee received today. The Committee will pursue additional Epstein bank records based on this new information. Democrats must decide if their priority is justice for the survivors or politics."

In addition to releasing the partially redacted birthday book that associate Ghislaine Maxwell compiled for Epstein's 50th birthday, the panel released:

The late financier's last will and testament, the September 2007 non-prosecution agreement between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and Epstein, and entries from his contact book.

The documents can be found here (backup here).

The Trump Alleged Letter

An image of an apparent birthday letter from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein has been publicly released by members of Congress, despite the president's previous claims that it didn't exist.

On Monday, Sept. 8, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee shared an image of a birthday drawing that was previously described by the outlet on July 17. The image was reportedly part of a birthday book assembled by Epstein's friends when the financier turned 50 in 2003.

As WSJ previously described, the image features "several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the woman’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly 'Donald' below her waist."

The image also features an imagined conversation between Trump and Epstein. In the fictional exchange, Trump says, "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey." Epstein replies, "Yes, we do, come to think of it."

"Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?" Trump then asks Epstein, who answers, "As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you."

"The letter concludes: ‘Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.' "

Here are several letters that Trump wrote to NYC officials from 1987 through 2001 show him signing only his first name, and those signatures closely match the first-name only version of Trump’s signature on the Epstein note, according to NYT.

Another page in the full book the House Oversight and Reform Committee released features a picture of Epstein with another man and a woman whose face is blacked out holding an oversized check for $22,500 signed "DJTRUMP."

“Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women sells ‘fully depreciated’ [name redacted] to Donald Trump for $22,500,” the page states.

At the time of the WSJ report, Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the image.

"This is not me. This is a fake thing. It’s a fake Wall Street Journal story,” he told the outlet. "I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women... It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”

He then sued The Wall Street Journal and its owners, including Fox News co-founder Rupert Murdoch, for $10 billion, claiming defamation.

"We have just filed a POWERHOUSE Lawsuit against everyone involved in publishing the false, malicious, defamatory, FAKE NEWS 'article' in the useless 'rag' that is, The Wall Street Journal," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "I hope Rupert and his 'friends' are looking forward to the many hours of depositions and testimonies they will have to provide in this case."

The Bill Clinton Alleged Letter

A handwritten note that appears to be signed by Clinton says, in part: "It's reassuring isn't it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing … and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends."

The existence of the Clinton note was previously reported by The Wall Street Journal.