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House Democrats Reveal Leaked Image of Trump's Alleged Birthday Note to Epstein

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House Democrats have released a controversial image and inscription alleged to be a birthday note that President Donald Trump provided for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book. The note, which was obtained by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, shows a cryptic message about a "wonderful secret" written within the outline of a woman's body and breasts. The committee has obtained the drawing via a subpoena for records in the government's 2019 federal sex trafficking case against Epstein.

The image has been met with criticism from the White House, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt issuing a statement criticizing the story as a "hatchet job" and asserting that the president's lawyers "will continue to aggressively pursue litigation." Trump himself has denied creating the note, despite the existence of the image being reported by The Wall Street Journal in July.

The controversy comes as the Department of Justice has declined to release any further information on the Epstein case, citing the existence of a non-existent client list of Epstein's. The uproar over the investigative materials has revealed a rupture among Trump's voter base and some House Republicans who have reliably supported him.

Key Takeaways:

  • The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has obtained a leaked image and inscription alleged to be a birthday note that President Donald Trump provided for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book.
  • The note, which was obtained via a subpoena for records in the government's 2019 federal sex trafficking case against Epstein, shows a cryptic message about a "wonderful secret" written within the outline of a woman's body and breasts.
  • The image has been met with criticism from the White House, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt issuing a statement criticizing the story as a "hatchet job" and asserting that the president's lawyers "will continue to aggressively pursue litigation."
  • Trump has denied creating the note, despite the existence of the image being reported by The Wall Street Journal in July.
  • The controversy comes as the Department of Justice has declined to release any further information on the Epstein case, citing the existence of a non-existent client list of Epstein's.
  • The uproar over the investigative materials has revealed a rupture among Trump's voter base and some House Republicans who have reliably supported him.
  • The U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to comment on the birthday note at a previously scheduled press conference Monday afternoon.
  • Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top-ranking Democrat on the Oversight Committee, wrote on social media "We got the Epstein note Trump says doesn't exist. Time to end this White House cover-up."
  • Victims who shared stories of abuse inflicted by Epstein and Maxwell, who was convicted on federal charges of sex trafficking minors, stood alongside Democrats and Republicans, including Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, on Capitol Hill Sept. 2.

Statistics:

  • The image was obtained via a subpoena for records in the government's 2019 federal sex trafficking case against Epstein.
  • The note was allegedly created by President Trump for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book.
  • The image was first reported by The Wall Street Journal in July, 2024.
  • The controversy has revealed a rupture among Trump's voter base and some House Republicans who have reliably supported him.
  • The U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to comment on the birthday note at a previously scheduled press conference Monday afternoon.
  • Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top-ranking Democrat on the Oversight Committee, wrote on social media "We got the Epstein note Trump says doesn't exist. Time to end this White House cover-up."

Sources:

  • "We got the Epstein note Trump says doesn't exist. Time to end this White House cover-up," Rep. Robert Garcia of California wrote on social media.
  • The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • The Wall Street Journal.
  • "The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire ‘Birthday Card' story is false," Karoline Leavitt wrote on X.
  • "congress-must-choose-epstein-survivors-demand-vote-release-case-files," newsfromthestates.com.
  • "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement on social media Wednesday criticizing the news outlet's latest story as a 'hatchet job' and asserting that the president's lawyers 'will continue to aggressively pursue litigation.'"

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