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00:00The outlines of a female body, sexually suggestive message, and a handwritten signature reading Donald.
00:07This is a page of pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book
00:11and what it appears to be a message from U.S. President Donald Trump.
00:16The Wall Street Journal first reported on the birthday wish in July,
00:19but it was quickly dismissed by the U.S. President as fake news.
00:23This is a Democrat hoax that never ends.
00:27They're trying to get people to talk about something that's totally irrelevant to the success that we've had as a nation since I've been president.
00:35After weeks of widespread speculation and pressure, including from Trump's own Republican Party, it's now been officially released.
00:43Epstein lawyers sent the documents to the House Oversight Committee after being subpoenaed last month.
00:49The White House once again denied the authenticity of the letter, arguing this is not Trump's signature.
00:55But although the president's signature has evolved over the years,
00:59the New York Times shows that several personal letters between 1987 and 2001 were signed in the same way, only with his first name.
01:09The book was put together by Epstein's ex-girlfriend and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday.
01:16It allegedly includes more than 200 pages of entries from high-profile politicians and business leaders.
01:24Another note, possibly written by former President Bill Clinton, mentions Epstein's, quote, childlike curiosity.
01:32A spokesperson for Clinton said he knew nothing of his crimes.
01:36British ambassador to the United States, Lord Peter Mendelsohn, also appears in the book.
01:41He calls the late convicted pedophile his, quote, best pal and an intelligent, sharp-witted man.
01:48His spokesperson issued the following statement.
01:51Lord Mendelsohn has long been cleared that he very much regrets ever having been introduced to Epstein.
01:57The birthday book briefly mentions Prince Andrew.
02:00An unnamed woman claims she had met him, Trump and Clinton.
02:04Epstein was criminally indicted in 2006 for solicitation of prostitution.
02:09He died in 2019 in prison while awaiting trial.
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