Epstein estate turns over more docs to Congress including unredacted version of infamous ‘birthday book’
In the new collection of documents two more pages from the ‘birthday book’ appear – one of which includes a previously redacted name
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have submitted a second batch of documents to the House Oversight Committee, including previously deleted pages from the now-famous financier’s “birthday book.”
The book, given to Epstein in 2003 to celebrate his 50th birthday, contained a collection of letters from prominent friends and acquaintances, including one purportedly written by President Donald Trump.
Trump has strongly denied writing the letter. White House officials have also denied the authenticity of the signature.
According to CNN, the new batch of documents contains two additional pages from the “birthday book,” one of which includes a previously deleted name.
The network reported that another address book belonging to the disgraced billionaire was also included.
“For security reasons, we have redacted the names and contact information of the women mentioned in the sections of the book titled ‘Massage – New York (A)’, ‘Massage – New York (B)’, and ‘Massage – United Kingdom’ to ensure that the identities of potential victims are not publicly revealed,” according to NBC.
Daniel H. Weiner and Daniel Rozumna, attorneys for the estate, also said they would make the entire book available without redaction for review by the committee.
This comes as FBI Director Kash Patel faced questioning Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, including on the Epstein investigation. Republican Senator John Kennedy told Mr. Patel, “More must be done to satisfy the American people.”
The House Oversight Committee has already subpoenaed the financier’s estate as part of its investigation into his sex trafficking operations and other potential schemes. The attorneys will apparently continue to submit documents periodically.
The first batch of documents was submitted to the committee on September 8, following an outcry over the Washington Post’s publication of an “outrageous” Christmas card Trump allegedly sent to Epstein.
The president responded by filing a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the newspaper’s publishers.
In the lawsuit against the newspaper, Trump’s lawyers claimed the letter “does not exist” and that “there is no original letter or drawing.” A spokesperson for Dow Jones, the newspaper’s publisher, said the agency would “vigorously defend itself against any legal action.”
The Trump administration has been grappling with the fallout from the Epstein case since early July, when the Justice Department released a memo claiming it had concluded that Epstein committed suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
He also denied the existence of a so-called “client list” containing information on the financier’s associates, which has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories.
The Republican-led committee subpoenaed the Justice Department on August 5, demanding records related to the criminal cases of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving 20 years in federal prison after being convicted in 2021 for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse minors.
