1 hour ago Trump White House supports ‘forensic’ analysis of ‘Donald’ signature on ‘bawdy’ birthday letter to Epstein: Live updates

Infamous ‘bawdy’ letter in Epstein’s 50th birthday book sparks uproar as White House maintains it is a hoax

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3 h. ago White House denies that Trump wrote Epstein letter and calls investigation a Democrat ‘hoax’ – live

White House press secretary denies that president wrote Epstein a card that included the outline of a woman’s body for the sex trafficker’s 50th birthdayPhoto of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a womanJeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book – in picturesMy colleague, Oliver Holmes, has been going through the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday album that House Democrats on the oversight committee released on Monday, after they subpoenaed Epstein’s estate.As Oliver notes, much of the book seems to be a collection of flattering and celebratory letters – often highly sexualised – from people who knew Epstein. They include photos of him embracing women in bikinis whose faces were redacted, and others showing scenes featuring wild animals having sex.Bill Clinton, who had left the US presidency a couple years before the publication of the book, is listed in the “friends” section.Peter Mandelson, the current UK ambassador to the United States, called Epstein his “best pal”. There are al...

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5 h. ago Trump responds to Epstein birthday card accusations after release of alleged lewd drawing

President Donald Trump has called the lewd 50th birthday note he allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein a 'dead issue'.

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5 h. ago Morning Joe shreds Trump’s argument that Epstein birthday letter is a ‘Democratic hoax’: ‘This is straight out of the Murdoch empire’

Letter allegedly shows Trump’s signature and the hand-drawn outline of a naked woman

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5 h. ago What is the truth about Trump and Epstein? The story keeps getting murkier ... | Arwa Mahdawi

Whatever happened between the pair, questions about their relationship are not going away. This enigma is ageing like raw milkYou have to keep this hush-hush, OK? I have top-secret information to share. You know Donald Trump has been reluctant to release the Epstein files? Well, it’s not because there’s anything nefarious going on. Trump may be an adjudicated sexual predator accused of sexual misconduct by at least 27 women (all of which he denies), who publicly boasted in 2002 about how his “terrific” pal Jeffrey Epstein liked women “on the younger side”, but you shouldn’t read too much into all that. Nor should you overanalyse a Wall Street Journal report claiming White House officials told Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the files. Or that House Democrats have now released a sexually suggestive letter and drawing sent to Epstein in 2003 for his birthday that appears to show Trump’s signature, the same note the president has denied writing. Nor should you wor...

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6 h. ago Jon Stewart on Donald Trump: ‘Something is up with his health’

Late-night hosts discuss speculation over Trump’s health, his rebranding of the ‘Department of War’ and his alleged lewd birthday letter to EpsteinLate-night hosts react to speculation over Donald Trump’s health and the newly released screenshot of Trump’s alleged lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Eric Trump tosses out hilarious defense of Epstein birthday drawing: ‘My father does not sketch’

Eric Trump also compared the Epstein story to the ‘Russia hoax’ while fuming about the ‘level of dementia in the mainstream media.’

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7 h. ago Mandelson ‘not guilty by association’ over Epstein birthday book, Streeting says

Wes Streeting has defended Peter Mandelson after the US ambassador appeared to refer to Jeffrey Epstein as his “best pal” according to files released by a US congressional committee.

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7 h. ago Four biggest bombshells from unearthed Jeffrey Epstein birthday book

Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were friends during the 1990s and 2000s, but Trump claims the pair fell out over the "poaching" of staff from one of his resorts

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8 h. ago Photo of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a woman for $22,500

President and convicted sex offender appear in birthday scrapbook photo with check signed by ‘DJ Trump’US politics live – latest updatesA scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday released on Monday contains a photo of him holding a novelty check signed by Donald Trump with the suggestion that Epstein “sold” him a woman for $22,500, shedding further light on the longtime relationship between the president and the convicted sex offender.The photo shows Epstein and Joel Pashcow, a longtime member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and a third figure, apparently a woman, whose face is redacted. They are holding a novelty check over a handwritten caption, apparently from Paschow, reading: “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells ‘fully depreciated’ [redaction] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Epstein 50th birthday book: who is in it and what did they say?

Figures including Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the UK ambassador to US, Peter Mandelson, apparently contributedDemocratic politicians have released a 238-page scrapbook given to Jeffrey Epstein as a present on his 50th birthday, with contributions attributed to high-profile figures including Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the current UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson.Much of the book seems to be a collection of flattering and celebratory letters – often highly sexualised – from people who knew Epstein. They include photos of him embracing women in bikinis whose faces were redacted, and others showing scenes featuring wild animals having sex. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Epstein birthday book includes joke about selling ‘fully depreciated’ woman to Trump for $22,500

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee shared the photo after releasing President Trump’s alleged ‘bawdy’ letter to Epstein, which the White House insists is a hoax

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11 h. ago Epstein birthday note signed ‘Bill Clinton’ included in latest document release

Democrats on House Oversight Committee release fresh trance of files obtained by subpoena from executors of late pedophile’s estate

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12 h. ago Who is Peter Mandelson and what do we know about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?

Mr Mandelson has held some of the most senior roles in British politics

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13 h. ago Trump 'drew lewd cartoon' for Epstein as British lord now caught up with bathrobe pic

Newly released files include a lewd drawing of a woman's nude silhouette allegedly sent to Epstein by Donald Trump and a photo of the UK's man in Washington talking to the paedo in a bathrobe

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13 h. ago Peter Mandelson called Jeffrey Epstein his 'best pal' in birthday message as photo of himself in a bathrobe with the paedophile billionaire is released

The missive was among a trove of documents released by US lawmakers last night and formed part of a 'birthday book' given to Epstein by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003.

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13 h. ago Peter Mandelson’s birthday message to ‘best pal’ Jeffrey Epstein published by US Congress

In a handwritten note, Mandelson appears to tell Epstein he is his ‘best pal’ and signs off ‘we love you’

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15 h. ago Lord Mandelson 'called Jeffrey Epstein his best pal' in newly

Epstein’s ‘50th birthday book’ has been seen in full for the first time

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16 h. ago New photo from Epstein 'birthday book' shows joke about Trump 'buying girl' after his 'lewd birthday message' was revealed

President Donald Trump is under fire once again after a lewd birthday letter bearing his signature was released by Jeffrey Epstein's estate.

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17 h. ago Bill Clinton's birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein praising 'childlike curiosity' is revealed along with creepy drawing of billionaire pedophile

The Clinton missive has been published for the first time on the same day that a similar letter written by Donald Trump to Epstein was released.

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