37 m. 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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56 m. ago Newly released pic suggests Jeffrey Epstein 'sold' Donald Trump a woman for £16.6k

The handwritten note read, 'Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells "fully depreciated" [redaction] to Donald Trump for $22,500' but the woman's lawyers called it a 'disturbing hoax'

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2 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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2 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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3 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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4 h. ago Starmer backs Mandelson after US ambassador calls Jeffrey Epstein his ‘best pal’

Sir Keir Starmer has given Peter Mandelson his full backing after it emerged the British ambassador to the US had described notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as his “best pal”.

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4 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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4 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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4 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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5 h. ago John Swinney holds breakfast talks with ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson embroiled in Jeffrey Epstein row

An SNP minister has fuelled speculation the First Minister could hold talks with US President Donald Trump.

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5 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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6 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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7 h. ago Astonishing closeness of Lord Mandelson and 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein laid bare in excruciating holiday snaps of Britain's ambassador to Washington

Britain's ambassador to Washington is seen in various states of undress enjoying a Caribbean break with the disgraced financier, to whom he wrote a fawning letter saying: 'We love you!'

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8 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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8 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein's 'assistant' met Prince Andrew and sat on Queen Elizabeth's throne during visit to Buckingham Palace, Ghislaine Maxwell's 'birthday book' claims

The unnamed woman made the revelations in the disgraced financier's 50th 'birthday book', which was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003.

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9 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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10 h. ago Epstein ‘assistant’ met Duke of York and saw private palace quarters, book says

The words came as part of a ‘birthday book’ for the paedophile financier compiled by sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

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10 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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10 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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12 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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