Trump Addresses Controversy Over S£xually Suggestive Birthday Letter to Epstein
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has reacted to the release of a s£xually suggestive letter allegedly written by him in 2003 to financier Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.
The letter was made public on Monday, September 8, by the House Oversight Committee, sparking heated political debate.
When contacted by phone on Tuesday morning, September 9, Trump told NBC News that the matter was a “dead issue” and refused to provide further comments.
While Republican lawmakers quickly defended Trump, with the White House dismissing the report as “fake news,” Democrats condemned the document. Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin described it as “sickening.”
The Wall Street Journal first reported in July about the letter and accompanying drawing of a nude woman, punctuated by a swiggly “Donald” allegedly mimicking pubic hair. Trump has never been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein case and vehemently denies authoring the note.
The letter was part of a birthday album compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein in 2003, when he and Trump were friends. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the birthday book Monday after receiving a tranche of documents from Epstein’s estate.
