House Oversight Panel Reveals Trump’s ‘Bawdy’ Birthday Note to Epstein

The White House called the note “fake” when The Wall Street Journal first reported on its existence in July.

An image of the letter Donald Trump reportedly sent to Jeffery Epstein for his 50th birthday, left, and a photo of Trump standing next to Jeffrey Epstein at Mar-a-Lago in 1997.
An image of the letter Donald Trump reportedly sent to Jeffery Epstein for his 50th birthday, left, and a photo of Trump standing next to Jeffrey Epstein at Mar-a-Lago in 1997. Press Association via AP Photo; House Oversight Committee

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Monday released an image of the letter Donald Trump reportedly sent to Jeffery Epstein for his 50th birthday, showing the outline of a naked woman inlaid with a short message that ends: “may every day be a wonderful secret.”

Epstein’s estate turned over the book, alongside a tranche of other documents, in compliance with an August subpoena from the Oversight panel. The Wall Street Journal first reported in July on the existence of a “bawdy” collection of birthday notes to Epstein from 2003. However, the Oversight panel’s investigation is the first time Congress has reviewed Trump’s message.

Oversight Committee Democrats posted the note, which depicts the outline of a naked woman, on X. As The Wall Street Journal described it, the “the signature was a squiggly ‘Donald’ below the waist, mimicking pubic hair.”