Enigmas Never Age

In July, the Wall Street Journal reported on the existence of a 2003 “birthday book” compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for her friend’s 50th birthday, featuring a note and drawing from his good friend Donald Trump. In the article, the note was described as:

The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the woman’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly “Donald” below her waist, mimicking pubic hair.

The letter concludes: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

In response, President Trump told the Journal, in a classic turn of phrase:

“I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women,” he said. “It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”

Well, on Monday, the House Oversight Committee confirmed they had received a copy of the book, with the official Twitter/X account posting a scan of the notorious letter:

Democrats, for their part, had fun resurfacing Vice President JD Vance’s typical sanctimonious denouncement of the original July article.

But the letter wasn’t all. In a corresponding piece, the Wall Street Journal reported on additional incriminating content from the book.

The Epstein estate also turned over another letter from the book that references Trump. It came from businessman and longtime Mar-a-Lago member Joel Pashcow, who made a crude joke about a woman whom Epstein and Trump each courted in the 1990s, according to court testimony and people familiar with the matter.

The Pashcow letter included a photo of a posterboard-sized check for $22,500, which had been mocked up to appear that it was sent from Trump to Epstein. Beneath it, a caption said: “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women sells ‘fully depreciated’ [woman’s name] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” The woman’s name is redacted in the image.

And that still wasn’t all. In yet another birthday drawing released by the House Oversight Democrats, the artist depicts Epstein in 1983 (when he was 30, mind you) handing lollipops and balloons to four girls. In the second panel, depicts Epstein that year getting massages from four barely clothed women. Normal! But, wait, that location looks familiar…

WordPress won’t embed the tweet lol

Probably means nothing.

As pressure mounts from the public on the Department of Justice to release the files, the White House and members of Congress continue to claim the book simply isn’t real. We’ll see how long it lasts.

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