Overview

• The album was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003 and featured handwritten messages from nearly 50 prominent figures.
• WSJ’s report spotlights Bill Clinton’s note praising Epstein’s “childlike curiosity,” and his spokesperson reiterates that he severed ties long before Epstein’s arrest.
• Trump has denied authoring the risqué letter and is suing The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch and Dow Jones for defamation.
• The New York Times corroborated the Journal’s findings and uncovered Trump’s inscription in a copy of The Art of the Comeback plus a previously unseen photo of him with Epstein and James Brown.
• Other contributors such as Leon Black, Vera Wang, Mortimer Zuckerman and Les Wexner have largely declined to comment on their entries.