‘Wonderful secret’: Democrats release alleged 2003 Trump note to Epstein; White House pushes back

US President Donald Trump (AP)

Democratic lawmakers on the US home oversight committee on Monday revealed a lewd note allegedly written by Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003- a release the White House rapidly denounced as “fake news.”The message was launched on the official account of The Democrat’s X account as a part of the committee’s probe into how authorities dealt with Epstein’s legal investigation. The note seems on the define of a nude lady and was allegedly included in a e book of letters from Epstein’s buddies, compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for his fiftieth birthday.It comprises a brief dialogue between “Donald” and “Jeffrey,” ending with the road, “A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” Trump’s signature seems on the sketch.The White House rapidly pushed back. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned, “The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire “Birthday Card” story is false. As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it.”“This is FAKE NEWS to perpetuate the Democrat Epstein Hoax!” she added.Trump has repeatedly denied ever sending the message. He even filed a $10 billion lawsuit in opposition to the Wall Street Journal after it first reported on the note, insisting that he had by no means written it.Epstein, a rich financier with highly effective international connections, was discovered lifeless in his New York jail cell in 2019 whereas awaiting trial for alleged intercourse trafficking of underage ladies recruited to present him with sexual massages.Trump’s supporters have lengthy claimed that “deep state” elites within the Democratic Party and Hollywood had been being shielded from scrutiny within the Epstein case. But many had been outraged when the FBI and Justice Department concluded in July that Epstein had died by suicide, had no shopper checklist, and didn’t blackmail outstanding figures.