WH Strongly Denies Signature On ‘Leaked’ Epstein Letter Is By Trump

The White House is disputing the authenticity of a newly surfaced letter allegedly sent by President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday, arguing that the signature does not match verified documents.

On Monday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released an image of the letter, which features the outline of a nude woman alongside a brief note ending with the words: “may every day be a wonderful secret.”

The letter was among several documents turned over to the committee by the estate of the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.

Still, White House officials on Monday reiterated their denials, even as the image spread rapidly online.

“The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire ‘Birthday Card’ story is false,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X. “As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it. President Trump’s legal team will continue to aggressively pursue litigation.”

Deputy White House Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich also hinted that the president would seek financial damages after the Wall Street Journal, owned by News Corp, the same company that owns Fox News, published the letter.

“Time for @newscorp to open that checkbook, it’s not his signature. DEFAMATION!” he wrote on the X platform in a post containing photos of several of Trump’s actual signatures.

Time for @newscorp to open that checkbook, it’s not his signature. DEFAMATION! https://t.co/O6iKk4SYF5 pic.twitter.com/T0wlp36P9h

— Taylor Budowich (@TayFromCA) September 8, 2025

Vice President JD Vance likewise dismissed the letter as phony, accusing Democrats of circulating it for political gain.

“The Democrats don’t care about Epstein,” he wrote in a statement. “They don’t even care about his victims. That’s why they were silent about it for years. The only thing they care about is concocting another fake scandal like Russiagate to smear President Trump with lies.”

“No one is falling for this BS,” Vance added.

An Oversight Committee aide told NOTUS the panel had also obtained Epstein’s will, his 2007 non-prosecution agreement, entries from his address and contact books, and bank account records.

The controversy quickly gained traction on Capitol Hill after House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday suggested Trump’s apparent ties to Epstein stemmed from his role as an FBI informant.

But on Monday, after the committee released an image of the alleged Trump letter, Johnson walked back his remarks, saying he had not used the “right terminology,” NOTUS reported.

“What I was referring to, in that long conversation, is what the victim’s attorney said,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. “More than a decade ago, President Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago, and he was one of the only prominent people … to call law enforcement and tell them to go after this guy.”

Asked if Trump ever wore a wire while meeting with Epstein, the Speaker responded: “I have no information on that whatsoever.”

The Trump administration is suing Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal over its reporting regarding the birthday card, claiming the story is “false, malicious, and defamatory.”

In July, Johnson said on Friday he supports “full transparency” in the Jeffrey Epstein case, as the Trump administration faced mounting pressure, including from within the Republican Party, to release additional information about the late convicted sex offender.

“We want full transparency. We want everybody who is involved in any way with the Epstein evils — let’s call it what it was — to be brought to justice as quickly as possible. We want the full weight of the law on their heads,” Johnson told CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett in an interview Wednesday.

“It’s not a hoax. Of course not,” Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said in response to a term that President Trump used to describe the case.