Overview

• Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee posted an image of a page from Jeffrey Epstein’s “birthday book” that they say contains a message to Epstein bearing Donald Trump’s name and signature.
• The page shows a woman’s silhouette framing a fictional dialogue between “Donald” and “Jeffrey”; the White House says Trump neither drew nor signed the piece and calls reports about it false.
• Lawmakers say Epstein’s estate provided the birthday book and other materials under a legal order, and the committee also released items including Epstein’s will and entries from his address books.
• Republican chair James Comer accuses Democrats of selective, politicized disclosure, and members from both parties indicate more documents could be released after review.
• Trump denies authorship and is pursuing a defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal over its July reporting and photo of the note, seeking at least $10 billion in damages.