Donald Trump allegedly drew a naked woman as part of a personalized gift for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday–at the request of jailed sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell.
In an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal, the publication viewed a letter bearing Trump’s name that featured a sketch of a naked woman, hand-drawn with a heavy marker. Trump is notorious for signing all his documents with a black marker.
The Journal reports a “squiggly” signature of “Donald” appears below the woman’s waist, as if to mimic pubic hair.
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The letter is signed with the cryptic message “Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
The vintage document was part of Epstein’s 50th birthday gifts in 2003, rounded up by his friend and business partner Maxwell.
The leather-bound album featured poems, letters and photos from people in Epstein’s orbit, as well as ex-girlfriends, the Journal says.
Alongside Trump’s drawing is as an imaginary conversation between Trump and Epstein—who met in the late 1980s—and is typewritten in the third person, the newspaper adds.
“Voice Over: There must be more to life than having everything,” the note began.
Donald: Yes, there is, but I won’t tell you what it is.
Jeffrey: Nor will I, since I also know what it is.
Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.
Jeffrey: Yes, we do, come to think of it.
Donald: Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?
Jeffrey: As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you.
Trump: A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.
President Trump has insisted he has nothing to do with writing the letter or drawing the naked woman. “This is not me. This is a fake thing. It’s a fake Wall Street Journal story,” he told the publication.
“I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women,” Trump said. “It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”
The president also threatened to take legal action if the Rupert Murdoch-owned publication printed the article about the racy letter. “I’m gonna sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else,” Trump said.
Trump doubled down on his denials with a fiery Truth Social post on Thursday evening, where he seemed to confirm a story in Oliver Darcy’s Status that the president had called the Journal to stop publication of the story.
“The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned directly by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued,” Trump posted.
The rant continued, “Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it but, obviously, did not have the power to do so. The Editor of The Wall Street Journal, Emma Tucker, was told directly by Karoline Leavitt, and by President Trump, that the letter was a FAKE, but Emma Tucker didn’t want to hear that. Instead, they are going with a false, malicious, and defamatory story anyway. President Trump will be suing The Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp, and Mr. Murdoch, shortly.”
The president continued to slam the “fake news” press, citing his media victories over ABC and CBS and his plan to suet the “once great” Wall Street Journal.
“It has truly turned out to be a “Disgusting and Filthy Rag”," Trump said, adding, “writing defamatory lies like this, shows their desperation to remain relevant.”
Trump them repeated his claim the Epstein issue is a “hoax”, and that any sensitive information in the Epstein files would have been revealed by Democrats in the past. “It certainly would not have sat in a file waiting for TRUMP to have won three Elections.”
Trump’s statement contradicted a foul-mouthed post on X made by Vice President JD Vance on Thursday evening.
Vance wrote, “Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter bulls--t. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it.”
However, President Trump said he had warned the WSJ the letter was fake, while Vance stated the administration had not seen it.
“Would you be shocked to learn they never showed it to us before publishing it?, Vance said. ”Does anyone honestly believe this sounds like Donald Trump?”
He added in a separate post, “Doesn’t it violate some rule of journalistic ethics to publish a letter like this without showing it to the victim of this hit piece? Will the people who have bought into every hoax against President Trump show an ounce of skepticism before buying into this bizarre story?”
The birthday gift was part of the documents previously examined by Justice Department officials, but it is not known if it was part of the current Trump administration review of Epstein, the Journal said.
The Daily Beast has contacted the FBI and the Department of Justice for comment. The White House referred the Beast to President Trump’s Truth Social post.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out on X, calling it a “hatchet job article” without mentioning Epstein by name.
“The WSJ refused to show us the letter and conceded they don’t even have it in their possession when we asked them to verify the alleged document they’re basing their ENTIRE fake story on.”
President Trump has been actively trying to distance himself from Epstein, the American financier and child sex offender who died in 2019.
The issue flared again after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in February she was examining the files involving Epstein’s activities and a reported list of his clients. Bondi said this investigation was happening at President Trump’s request.
Earlier this month, a leak from the FBI revealed they had closed the investigation and claimed no Epstein list exists.
That has divided even Trump’s supporter base, and led to a public spat with former friend Elon Musk.
As the president spiraled over the latest drama linking him to Epstein, he ordered Bondi to unseal documents relating to the disgraced financier.
Trump posted on his Truth Social account, “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval. This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now.”
