(NewsNation) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released President Donald Trump’s alleged entry in the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday book Monday.
“HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist,” according to the Oversight Dems’ X account. “Trump talks about a ‘wonderful secret’ the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!”
🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist.
Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files! pic.twitter.com/k2Mq8Hu3LY
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) September 8, 2025
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Attached to the X post is a drawing of what appears to be a torso. It reads:
Voice Over:
There must be more to life than having everything
Donald
Yes, there is but I won’t tell you what it is.
Jeffrey
Nor will I, since I also know what it is.
Donald
We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.
Jeffrey
Yes, we do, come to think of it.
Donald
Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?
Jeffrey
As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you
Donald
A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.
Donald J. Trump
Deputy White House chief of staff Taylor Budowich called the photo “defamation,” saying the signature does not match the president’s actual signature.
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Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee subpoenaed the Epstein estate for a slew of sensitive documents, including anything resembling a client list and Epstein’s “birthday book” — a 2003 volume, compiled by his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, that reportedly included the letter written by Trump when he was a private citizen in New York.
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Those materials are slated for delivery to Capitol Hill by Sept. 8.
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A Wall Street Journal report in July was the first to describe the message it called “bawdy.” Trump denied the report and filed a libel lawsuit against the paper.
“I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women,” he told The Wall Street Journal in July. “It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”
The lawsuit against the newspaper stated, “Defendants concocted this story to malign President Trump’s character and integrity and deceptively portray him in a false light.”
The suit names the two reporters, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, News Corp and Rupert Murdoch, who controls the company, as defendants. It also names News Corp’s CEO, Robert Thomson.
“This lawsuit is filed not only on behalf of your favorite President, ME, but also in order to continue standing up for ALL Americans who will no longer tolerate the abusive wrongdoings of the Fake News Media,” Trump wrote on Truth Social when the lawsuit was filed in July.
NewsNation has reached out to the White House for comment.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
