Overview

• The Wall Street Journal published a profile of Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein that included a purported 2003 birthday note featuring flirtatious exchanges.
• Trump denied authoring the note and filed a $10 billion libel lawsuit against the newspaper.
• A 2006 Howard Stern interview resurfaced revealing Trump said he had no sexual age limit but drew the line at “12-year-olds.”
• A Department of Justice and FBI memo confirmed there is no evidence of a Jeffrey Epstein client list, countering conspiracy theories.
• Trump has labeled the scrutiny a Democratic “hoax” as he mounts an aggressive legal and political response.