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The new revelation about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, explained
Just how close was Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein?
The president’s onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein — the well-connected financier who was indicted for sex trafficking underage girls and died in prison in 2019 — has long been a matter of public record.
The two socialized together frequently in New York City and Palm Beach from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. In 2002, Trump praised Epstein to a reporter as a “terrific guy” — and curiously added that he “likes beautiful women” on “the younger side.”
A new Wall Street Journal report adds another eyebrow-raising detail. In 2003, Epstein received a “birthday book” with messages from many of his influential friends, and in it, there’s a message from Trump.
Inside a drawing of a naked woman’s outline, the message claims Trump and Epstein have “certain things in common.” It concludes: “A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” (Images from the book itself have not been published; the Journal’s report described it.)
Trump says that the message is fake and that he’ll sue the Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, for publishing the story. The birthday book is currently in the possession of the Justice Department, which could help explain why the Trump administration has seemed so reluctant to release further DOJ records in the Epstein case.
Much of the online right has been obsessed with the Epstein scandal for years, hoping Democrats and celebrities would be implicated in his sex crimes. They’ve been comparatively uninterested in Trump’s well-documented, decade-plus relationship with Epstein.
However, Trump and Epstein’s friendship did reportedly end in 2004 in a bitter falling-out; they were fighting to buy the same Florida oceanside mansion, and it got ugly.
Trump and Epstein socialized frequently for years
Trump, Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve, and Jeffrey Epstein attend the Victoria’s Secret “Angels” party on April 28, 1997, in New York City. | Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images" />A talented social climber who rapidly attained massive wealth through mysterious means, Epstein became a fixture of New York City and Palm Beach elite circles by the 1990s.
During this period, both Epstein and Trump........
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