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00:02New Justice Department documents indicate efforts to solicit President Donald Trump
00:06for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book and show the Federal Bureau of Investigation
00:11seized materials related to the project during its investigation, according to The Wall Street
00:16Journal. An email dated December 24, 2002, referenced attempts to contact Trump and other
00:22Epstein associates ahead of the January 20, 2003 birthday. The Wall Street Journal reported last
00:28year that Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book included dozens of contributions
00:32and a page bearing Trump's signature alongside an outline of a naked woman.
00:37Trump denied authoring the page and sued The Journal for defamation.
00:40The Journal said it stands by its reporting and asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
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