{"id":29242,"date":"2025-09-08T21:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/trump-news-at-a-glance-epstein-case-haunts-trump-as-alleged-birthday-letter-released-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T21:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:46:11","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-epstein-case-haunts-trump-as-alleged-birthday-letter-released-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/trump-news-at-a-glance-epstein-case-haunts-trump-as-alleged-birthday-letter-released-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Epstein case haunts Trump as alleged birthday letter released | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Questions over his friendship with convicted sex offender, Jeffery Epstein, continue to haunt Donald Trump, this time with the release of a birthday letter that Trump had previously denied writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An image of the birthday letter, the existence of which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal in July, was released by House Democrats after the House oversight committee received the 2003 \u201cbirthday book\u201d from Epstein\u2019s lawyers. It is dated three years before allegations of sex abuse by Epstein became public in 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The letter contains text of a purported dialogue between Trump and Epstein in which Trump calls him a \u201cpal\u201d and says, \u201cMay every day be another wonderful secret.\u201d The text sits within a crude sketch of a silhouette of a naked woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump has previously vehemently denied having written or illustrated the note, dismissing it as \u201ca fake thing\u201d and insisting \u201cthese are not my words, not the way I talk\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich denounced the release, saying the signature on the letter is not Trump\u2019s while alluding to a defamation suit that Trump filed against News Corp, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, over its original story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Here are the key stories:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"house-democrats-share-image-of-alleged-trump-birthday-note-for-epstein\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">House Democrats share image of alleged Trump \u2018birthday note\u2019 for Epstein<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Attorneys representing the co-executors of Epstein\u2019s estate handed over a copy of the so-called birthday book on Monday after receiving a subpoena from House oversight committee chair James Comer of Kentucky, a Republican.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trump-uk-state-visit-will-see-police-drones-and-airspace-limits\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Trump UK state visit will see police drones and airspace limits  <\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump\u2019s second state visit to the UK will see a big policing operation led by drones in the airspace over Windsor, police have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">King Charles is to host the US president and his wife, Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle from 17 to 19 September, where they will be entertained with a ceremonial welcome and state banquet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trump-attacks-tom-hanks-after-west-point-cancels-event-honoring-actor\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Trump attacks Tom Hanks after West Point cancels event honoring actor<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump launched a vitriolic attack against Tom Hanks for supposedly being \u201cdestructive\u201d and \u201cwoke\u201d after one of America\u2019s most beloved actors was snubbed without much explanation by West Point last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"court-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-overturn-e-jean-carrolls-83m-verdict\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Court rejects Trump\u2019s attempt to overturn E Jean Carroll\u2019s $83m verdict<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump now cannot claim presidential immunity to get off the hook from paying $83.3m in damages to the writer E Jean Carroll, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, upholding a jury\u2019s 2024 award against the president for defamation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-else-happened-today\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">What else happened today:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Catching up?<em> Here\u2019s what happened on <strong>7 September 2025<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions over his friendship with convicted sex offender, Jeffery Epstein, continue to haunt Donald Trump, this time with the release of a birthday letter that Trump had previously denied writing. An image of the birthday letter, the existence of which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal in July, was released by House Democrats 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