House Oversight Committee chair James Comer said that he would take Donald Trump “at his word” and accept the White House’s denial that the president had any involvement in a sexually suggestive note and drawing found inside Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book.
The Texas Republican on Tuesday told reporters that his committee, which is leading an investigation into the federal government’s handling of the Epstein files, was not inclined to investigate the authenticity of a signature allegedly belonging to Trump at the bottom of the letter.
The note was part of a birthday album compiled by Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003, when Epstein and Trump were friends. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the birthday book Monday after subpoenaing the documents from Epstein’s estate late last month.
Hours after telling NBC News that Epstein’s birthday book was a “dead issue” on Tuesday morning, Trump doubled down, dismissing the claims as “nonsense” as he headed to dinner in Washington, D.C., flaunting his federal takeover of police and military presence in the city.
“It’s not my signature,” Trump began. “And it’s not the way I speak … And frankly, you're wasting your time.”
Key Points
- Trump gives reasons why Epstein birthday book is apparently 'nonsense'
- White House says it would back handwriting analysis of Trump signature
- Trump says he 'hasn't even thought about' meeting Epstein survivors
- Here's what to know about latest Esptein file release
Epstein birthday book includes 'DJTRUMP check' joke about selling 'fully depreciated' woman to Trump
13:14 , James LiddellA joke about disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein “selling” a woman to Donald Trump is included in documents released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Monday.
The OversightDems X account shared an image of Epstein holding a novelty check alongside two men and a woman, with the caption: “Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joking about selling a ‘fully depreciated’ woman to Donald Trump for $22,500.”
The oversized check was signed “DJTRUMP,” although it does not resemble Trump’s actual signature.
Beneath it, a handwritten note which The New York Times said appears to be written by former New York real estate executive Joel Pashcow, referred to Epstein’s “early talents with money and women” and jokes that the photo shows the disgraced financier selling a “fully depreciated” woman to Trump.
The White Hosue has vehemently denied allegations that Trump signed the check. The president has never been accused of wrongdoing concerning the Epstein case.
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Trump's gets heckled as 'Hitler of our time' at D.C. dinner
12:16 , James LiddellPresident Donald Trump stepped out for dinner in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening – only to be confronted by protesters calling him “the Hitler of our time.”
Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior White House officials for the visit to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a short walk from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The trip was intended to highlight how safe the city has become since the administration moved to federalize the policing of the District of Columbia last month, sending in the National Guard and other federal agents to help local law enforcement stamp out urban crime, despite the official statistics suggesting no such step was necessary.
Jome Sommerlad has more:
Trump dines out in DC – and gets called ‘the Hitler of our time’
House Oversight Comittee chair not inclined to investigate Trump signature
11:40 , James LiddellJames Comer, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said that he would take Donald Trump “at his word” and accept the White House’s denial that the president had any involvement in a sexually suggestive note and drawing found inside Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book.
The Texas Republican suggested that his committee, which is leading an investigation into the federal government’s handling of the Epstein files, was not inclined to investigate the authenticity of a signature allegedly belonging to Trump at the bottom of the letter.
Comer: I don’t think the Oversight Committee is going to invest in looking up something from 22 years ago
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 9, 2025
Raju: So, you’re just going to take the president at his word?
Comer: What does it have to do with anything? pic.twitter.com/T7eyToOylz
MAGA influencer who unveiled binder of Epstein documents rips into financier's victims
11:14 , James LiddellA right-wing influencer, who was given a binder containing Epstein Files by the White House earlier this year, posted more than two dozen Instagram stories Monday, insinuating that some survivors of the pedophile’s abuse were lying.
Jessica Reed Kraus, a popular conservative influencer and self-described “independent media,” has long sympathized with Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who has been convicted of sex trafficking conspiracy among other charges.
Earlier this year, Kraus was part of the group of pro-Trump online personalities handed exclusive access to “Phase 1” of the Epstein Files by the administration – which largely contained information already public.
To her 1.3 million followers, Kraus used her platform to mock those who survived the sexual abuse, tried to poke holes in their stories, and claimed people should not be quick to believe them.
Ariana Baio outlines what Kraus said:
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Influencer photographed celebrating with binder of Epstein files now ripping victims
Democrat attempts to pick apart White House claim of 'forged' Trump signature
10:46 , James LiddellMassachusetts Representative Jim McGovern responded to the White House’s claims that Donald Trump’s signature was “not” in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book.
“So let me get this straight…,” McGovern, a Democrat, wrote on X Tuesday evening.
“20 years ago, Democrats forged Trump’s signature on a creepy birthday card to a pedophile...planted it in Epstein’s estate before Trump even ran…and then waited to release it until *after* Trump got reelected? Got it.”
MAGA Republicans have rushed to Trump’s defense after the House Oversight Committee on Monday released a sexually suggestive letter allegedly signed by the president in 2003.
Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett even pointed to possible autopen use while leaving the U.S. Capitol on Monday.
Trump, who has never been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein case, vehemently denies authoring the note.
Kimmel shreds Trump over birthday book: 'A gift that keeps on giving'
10:15 , James LiddellAs Donald Trump attempts to extinguish the flames caused by Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book, Jimmy Kimmel has called the document “a gift that keeps on giving.”
The president has vehemently denied that it was his signature, but the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host said: “It sure does to me.”
“Especially when you compare it to other Trump signatures from that era — they’re almost exactly the same,” he continued. “They all end with a long ‘D,’ which I can only assume is Trump overcompensating for a small ‘D.’”
Petyer Mandelson: 2003 birthday message to Epstein ‘very embarrassing’
09:45 , James LiddellBritish ambassador to the U.S. Lord Mandelson said a resurfaced birthday message to “best pal” Jeffrey Epstein is “very embarrassing to see and to read.”
The Birtish diplomat’s note could be seen in a 2003 “birthday book” compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s associate and convicted sex trafficker, which was published by the House Oversight Committee after subpoenaing the documents from Epstein’s estate late last month.
Speaking to The Sun’s “Harry Cole Saves The West” program, Lord Mandelson said he regrets “very, very deeply indeed carrying on” the association with Epstein “for far longer than I should have done.”
He added he “never saw the wrongdoing” or “evidence of criminal activity,” and that he does not believe he is “named in the Epstein files”.
Giving his reaction to his birthday note to Epstein being published, Lord Mandelson told The Sun: “I find them very embarrassing to see and to read, but they were written before he was indicted.”
White House says it would back handwriting analysis of Trump signature
09:16 , James LiddellThe White House said it would support a handwriting expert to review a signature, alleged to belong to Donald Trump, attached to a letter in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday book.
“Sure, we would support that,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, after being pressed by a reporter on a professional review of the signature.
Q: On Epstein, would the White House support a professional handwriting expert review of the document released yesterday to prove it's not the president's signature?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2025
LEAVITT: Sure, we would support that. In fact, I've already seen many forensic analysts who said this absolutely… pic.twitter.com/ibMcxMgzbL
Watch: Donald Trump lays out three reasons why Epstein birthday book is 'nonsense'
08:30 , James LiddellDonald Trump issued a three-pronged defense yesterday evening as he went to dine in Washington, D.C., flaunting his federal takeover of police and military presence in the city.
Hours after telling Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book was a “dead issue,” Trump doubled down that the accusations he appeared in the document were “nonsense.”
“It's not my signature,” he began. “And it’s not the way I speak.”
He continued: “Anybody that's covered me for a long time know [sic] that's not my language. It's nonsense. And frankly, you're wasting your time.”
Trump on Epstein Letter: It's not my signature and not the way I speak. Anybody that's covered me for a long time know that's not my language. It's nonsense. And frankly, you're wasting your time pic.twitter.com/yhmWLw1KiM
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 9, 2025
Mike Johnson’s four-word retort to ‘bawdy’ Epstein birthday note
08:00 , Rachel DobkinHouse Speaker Mike Johnson maintained his staunch support of President Donald Trump after the House Oversight Committee released a “bawdy” letter to Jeffrey Epstein, allegedly penned by the president.
As he stepped into the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, reporters asked the Louisiana Republican about the card, which includes a signature that looks similar to other times the president autographed letters and notes, in the decades before he was in office.
But Johnson disputed that the signature was Trump’s “Donald” Sharpie scrawl.
“I don’t — and they say it’s not,” Johnson said when asked if he supports the White House denial that Trump authored the note.
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07:30 , Rachel DobkinAnalysis: Trump White House struggles to explain away latest Epstein bombshell
07:00 , Rachel DobkinJohn Bowden writes about the fallout after the House Oversight Committee released a birthday letter President Donald Trump is claimed to have written to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein:
On Monday, the White House’s explanation remained firm. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and other members of the Trump comms team declared that the signature on the letter was a forgery, though it bears an impeccable resemblance to other signatures verifiably made by the president over the years, including during his time in the White House.
“The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire “Birthday Card” story is false.
“As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it,” Leavitt wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “President Trump’s legal team will continue to aggressively pursue litigation.”
Read on...
Trump White House struggles to explain away latest Epstein bombshell
White House says Trump still 'confident' he will win WSJ lawsuit
06:30 , Rachel DobkinWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday President Donald Trump is “very confident” he will win a defamation lawsuit he brought against The Wall Street Journal.
Leavitt: "The president has one of the most famous signatures in the world, and he has for many many years ... the president did not write that letter. He did not sign those documents. He maintains that position and that position will be argued in court." pic.twitter.com/9QByo1EstN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2025
The lawsuit stems from a July article in which the WSJ reported on the existence of a birthday letter claimed to be authored by Trump and gifted to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump and the White House have vehemently denied the reporting, despite the House Oversight Committee releasing the letter to the public.
Morning Joe shreds Trump’s argument that Epstein birthday letter is a ‘Democratic hoax’
06:00 , Rachel DobkinJoe Scarborough, co-host of Morning Joe, has pushed back on Republicans who continue to assert that President Donald Trump’s birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein is a “hoax,” reminding them that the initial reporting came from one of Rupert Murdoch’s conservative news organizations.
On Monday, Democrats on the House Ethics Committee released the letter that allegedly contains Trump’s signature and the hand-drawn outline of a naked woman, appearing to confirm a July report fromThe Wall Street Journal.
The White House has maintained its position that the letter is fake and it is not Trump’s real signature. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called it a “Democrat Epstein hoax.”
But on his morning show Tuesday, Scarborough pointed out: “It is Rupert Murdoch’s own conservative media empire that is running this, not Democrats, not a Democratic hoax, not a left-wing CBS News edit or whatever they would want to say.”
Read more from Ariana Baio:
Morning Joe shreds Trump’s argument that Epstein letter is a ‘Democratic hoax’
House Democrat bashes Mike Johnson after he said Trump was an FBI informant
05:30 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative Jared Moskowitz, a Florida Democrat, bashed House Speaker Mike Johnson on MSNBC after he said President Donald Trump was an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
“Speaker Johnson gets to cosplay as speaker when Trump lets him do it. When he's not out there saying Trump's an FBI informant,” Moskowitz said Tuesday night. “I have lots of questions about that. Like, how long was he an informant? Did he wear the same makeup?”
Moskowitz: Speaker Johnson gets to cosplay as speaker when Trump lets him do it. When he's not out there saying Trump's an FBI informant. I have lots of questions about that. Like, how long was he an informant? Did he wear the same makeup? Why was he an informant? Was he there… pic.twitter.com/mOJ2MoydqI
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 10, 2025
Johnson has walked back his comment that Trump was an FBI informant.
“More than a decade ago, President Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago, and he was one of the only people, one of the only prominent people, as everyone has reported … that he was willing to help law enforcement go after this guy who was a disgusting child abuser, sex trafficker, all the allegations,” he told reporters Monday.
“I don’t know if I used the right terminology, but that’s common knowledge, and everybody knows that,” he added.
The White House also confirmed Trump was not an FBI informant.
Eric Trump tosses out hilarious defense of Epstein birthday drawing: ‘My father does not sketch’
05:00 , Rachel DobkinEric Trump ran to the friendly confines of Newsmax Monday night to offer up a laughable defense of the “bawdy” sketch that his father allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein for the convicted sex offender’s 50th birthday.
“I can tell you my father does not sketch out cartoon drawings,” the presidential scion declared, despite the incontrovertible fact that multiple Donald Trump doodles have been sold at auction houses.
The younger Trump’s denial comes as the White House world throws everything against the wall to explain away the publication of the “birthday book” sent to Epstein in 2003, which includes a letter that features an imagined conversation between Epstein and the president framed by a hand-drawn figure of a naked woman. Meanwhile, the president’s alleged trademarked scribbled signature is placed in a location to mimic a woman’s pubic hair.
The president has furiously denied composing the letter, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal in July, calling it a “fake thing” and “nonexistent.” After the WSJ first broke news about the card’s existence, the president filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the paper, its reporters and owner Rupert Murdoch, claiming that “no authentic letter or drawing exists.”
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Eric Trump gives hilarious defense of Epstein drawing: ‘My father does not sketch’
Columnist calls White House strategy on the Epstein saga 'very flimsy'
04:30 , Rachel DobkinNiall Stanage, the White House Columnist for The Hill, has called the Trump administration’s strategy on the fallout from documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “very flimsy.”
“The Jeffrey Epstein saga is causing new problems for President Trump,” Stanage wrote in a piece published Tuesday. “This time, it’s raising questions about the strategy he and his aides have adopted in denying any involvement in a book prepared for the deceased financier and sexual predator’s 50th birthday,” Stanage wrote in a piece published Tuesday.
“The emphatic strategy was risky from the start — and now looks very flimsy, indeed. As a consequence, the president has given fresh impetus to a story that has disquieted even parts of his base. It’s a story Trump is eager to move past — yet he keeps doing things that put that goal further out of reach.”
Protesters call Trump 'Hitler of our time' during rare D.C. restaurant outing
04:00 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump continued to deny he signed a birthday letter to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a rare restaurant outing in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night, while protesters called him “the Hitler of our time.”
The protesters were carrying Palestinian flags and also chanted “Free D.C.” and “Free Palestine,” per NBC News.
Trump said outside Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab he was going out to eat to highlight D.C. is a safer city since his federal takeover of local police and deployment of the National Guard.
The subpoenaed Epstein files: Everything we know about latest release, including 50th birthday book with ‘Trump sketch’
03:40 , Rachel DobkinA trove of documents from the investigation into late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was released Monday by a congressional committee.
The bombshell document drop included a 238-page book compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003, with dozens of contributions from the disgraced financier’s rich and powerful friends, along with “girl-friends.” Among the biggest revelations was a sexually suggestive hand-drawn naked woman and cryptic message, allegedly by President Donald Trump. Epstein’s last will and testament, and lengthy address book were also released.
The documents were made public by the House Oversight Committee, after it subpoenaed Epstein’s estate last month, amid ongoing outcry over the Trump administration’s failure to keep a promise made by the president and release all the files related to the case.
Epstein, 66, died by suicide in a New York City jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving abuse of girls as young as 14. Epstein was previously arrested and charged with soliciting prostitution in Florida in 2006. The charge sparked a federal investigation, but Epstein struck a plea deal that protected him from further charges. In exchange, he pleaded guilty to state charges and registered as a sex offender.
Read more from Katie Hawkinson:
The subpoenaed Epstein files: Everything we know about latest release
Trump to announce next city he's targeting for his crime crackdown 'probably tomorrow'
03:20 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump said on the streets of Washington, D.C. Tuesday night, he’ll announce the next city he's targeting for his crime crackdown ”probably tomorrow.”
.@POTUS: "We're going to be announcing another city that we're going to very shortly. We're working it out with the governor of a certain state that would love us to be there and the mayor of a certain city in that same state... We'll announce it probably tomorrow." 👀 pic.twitter.com/PtA7qvI01I
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 10, 2025
Rep. Thomas Massie on Epstein files: ' I don't think avoiding embarrassment is a reason to avoid justice'
03:00 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who has pushed to force a House vote on the release of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, told reporters, “I don't think avoiding embarrassment is a reason to avoid justice.”
Thomas Massie on Epstein bday card: "It's sort of indicative of the things that might come out if we were to release all of the files. In other words, embarrassing, but not indictable. And I don't think avoiding embarrassment is a reason to avoid justice” pic.twitter.com/OmmsOD6FUw
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 9, 2025
Epstein survivor responds to Trump calling birthday card a 'dead issue'
02:40 , Rachel DobkinHaley Robson, who says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein when she was 16, told CNN’s Erin Burnett, “I’m exhausted” after President Donald Trump called a birthday card he is claimed to have gifted to the late convicted sex offender a “dead issue.”
Robson: I’m just coming from a place of how can we move on when the leader of the free world keeps calling this a hoax, when indeed it is not a hoax. And now it's you're an FBI informant, and now you're not an FBI informant. It's back to being a hoax. It's very confusing. pic.twitter.com/sMDbxpSO5N
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 9, 2025
Trump on if he will meet the Epstein survivors: 'I haven't even thought about that'
02:20 , Rachel DobkinWhen asked Tuesday night if he would meet with the survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, President Donald Trump said, “I haven't even thought about that.”
REPORTER: Will you meet with the Epstein victims?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2025
TRUMP: Nobody has suggested that. Certainly I don't like that situation with respect to anybody being abused or hurt. But I haven't even thought about that. Thank you very much. Have a good time. pic.twitter.com/fXAF9rfdhI
Influencer who was photographed celebrating with a binder of Epstein documents is now ripping into his victims
02:00 , Rachel DobkinA right-wing influencer, who was given a binder containing Epstein Files by the White House earlier this year, posted more than two dozen Instagram stories Monday, insinuating that some survivors of the pedophile’s abuse were lying.
Jessica Reed Kraus, a popular conservative influencer and self-described “independent media,” has long sympathized with Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who has been convicted of sex trafficking minors.
Earlier this year, Kraus was part of the group of pro-Trump online personalities handed exclusive access to “Phase 1” of the Epstein Files by the administration – which largely contained information already public.
But unlike other conservative influencers who have expressed outrage over the years of abuse by Epstein and Maxwell, Kraus has chosen to defend the latter.
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Influencer photographed celebrating with binder of Epstein files now ripping victims
Recap: Everything you need to know about the Epstein saga today
01:58 , Rachel Dobkin- The Trump administration continued to deny Donald Trump authored and signed a lewd birthday card to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, with Republican lawmakers coming to the president’s defense.
- Trump declined to comment on the letter that the House Oversight Committee released Monday, telling NBC News it was a “dead issue.”
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said they would back a handwriting analysis of the birthday card.
- As Trump went out to a restaurant in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night, he doubled down that he did not author or sign the birthday card.
Video: Trump greeted by cheers at D.C. restaurant
01:40 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump was greeted by cheers inside Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington, D.C.
.@POTUS is greeted with cheers as he dines in D.C.: "We have a safe city. Enjoy yourselves — you won't be mugged going home. Have a good time, everybody. Don't drink too much." 🤣 pic.twitter.com/y0Vv7i6K3N
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 10, 2025
There were some boos when Trump arrived outside the restaurant.
Trump doubles down on Epstein birthday card: 'It's not my signature'
01:30 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump has doubled down that he did not author or sign a birthday card to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“You’re wasting your time,” he told reporters.
Trump on Epstein Letter: It's not my signature and not the way I speak. Anybody that's covered me for a long time know that's not my language. It's nonsense. And frankly, you're wasting your time pic.twitter.com/yhmWLw1KiM
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 9, 2025
House Republican calls Epstein birthday card a 'fallacy'
01:20 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative Derrick Van Orden, a Wisconsin Republican, told Fox News, “Clearly, the birthday note from Trump is a fallacy.”
Van Orden was referring to a note, seemingly outlined by a naked woman, that is claimed to be signed by President Donald Trump and gifted to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Van Orden: Clearly, the birthday note from Trump is a fallacy. It’s just not true. It’s a leftist talking point. It’s horrible. pic.twitter.com/jMOYOMmfNS
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 9, 2025
Trump dines at D.C. restaurant amid federal takeover
01:04 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump is dining at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., to promote his federal takeover of local police and deployment of the National Guard in the name of cracking down on crime.
Outside of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, near the White House, Trump told reporters he was going out to eat to highlight D.C. is a safer city since his crackdown.
He repeated denials from his administration that it wasn’t his signature on a lewd birthday card gifted to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined Trump for his evening out.
Recap: What has the White House said about Epstein birthday card?
Wednesday 10 September 2025 00:40 , Rachel DobkinThe White House has vehemently denied President Donald Trump authored and signed a lewd birthday card to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here are some quotes:
- President Donald Trump via NBC News: “I don’t comment on something that’s a dead issue.”
- Vice President JD Vance via X: “The Democrats don't care about Epstein. They don’t even care about his victims...The only thing they care about is concocting another fake scandal like Russiagate to smear President Trump with lies.”
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt via X: “As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it...This is FAKE NEWS to perpetuate the Democrat Epstein Hoax!”
House Oversight chairman says he will take Trump 'at his word' about Epstein birthday card
Wednesday 10 September 2025 00:20 , Rachel DobkinHouse Oversight Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, told reporters he will take President Donald Trump “at his word” that he did not sign a birthday letter to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer says he will take Trump “at his word” that letter to Epstein with his name and signature are not his.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 9, 2025
His panel won’t probe the issue.
“I don't think the Oversight Committee is going to invest in looking up something that was 22 years ago” pic.twitter.com/6iagmJvQKi
Republican response to the Epstein birthday card: ‘I am so goddamn sick of being asked’
Wednesday 10 September 2025 00:00 , Rachel DobkinRepublicans in the House of Representatives would rather not talk about the “bawdy” birthday note that President Donald Trump supposedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday party.
The House Oversight Committee had released many of the documents related to the late convicted sex offender regarding his trafficking of girls and young women. But some of the members of the committee don’t want to talk about the card that Trump is alleged to have signed and sent.
“I am so goddamn sick of being asked about a f*****g birthday card,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told The Independent on Tuesday.
“Give me a break. What about the women who've been fighting for justice for 30 years and still don't have it? How does writing about a birthday card do anything to get them justice? It doesn't.”
Read more from Eric Garcia:
House Republicans ‘so goddamn sick of being asked’ about Trump’s Epstein card
New poll shows Trump losing ground in overseeing the economy with a majority now disapproving
Tuesday 9 September 2025 23:40 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump is losing ground in overseeing the economy, with a majority now disapproving of his job, a new poll has shown.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll published Tuesday found 53 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy, while 36 percent approve. Just 30 percent of respondents supported the president's handling of the cost of living for U.S. households.
The poll was conducted from last Friday to Tuesday. The latest jobs report, which was released Friday, showed the economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, which was worse than experts had expected.
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Poll shows majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy
Karoline Leavitt says she 'did not say' Epstein documents are a 'hoax'
Tuesday 9 September 2025 23:20 , Rachel DobkinWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says she “did not say” the documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are a “hoax” when pressed by a reporter.
HABERMAN: You said the Epstein docs are a hoax that Dems are perpetrating against Trump. You said he didn't sign that check or birthday card. So what is the theory since these documents came from the Epstein estate?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2025
LEAVITT: I did not say the documents are a hoax. I said the… pic.twitter.com/EffiCvb0S6
House Oversight staffers to meet with lawyer for Epstein estate in New York, report says
Tuesday 9 September 2025 23:00 , Oliver O'ConnellNBC News reports that a bipartisan group of staffers from the House Oversight Committee will travel to New York City tomorrow to meet with lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's estate and view unredacted versions of the documents the estate is providing to the committee. The network cites a source familiar with the visit.
The materials the estate is transmitting are redacted, but committee staff members will be able to view the original unredacted versions in person.
“As agreed with the Committee, the Co-Executors will make the original 'birthday book' and unredacted versions of documents, records, and other materials available to Committee members and their staff for their personal examination and review,” the lawyers for the Epstein estate wrote in their production cover letter to the committee yesterday.
The lawyers described the materials sent yesterday as the “first production of documents.”
Asked today when the next batch of documents will be turned over, one of the lawyers, Daniel Weiner, told NBC News in a statement: “As agreed with the House Oversight Committee, the Estate is making a rolling production of documents responsive to the Committee’s subpoena. We hope to be producing additional documents soon.”
Watch: Fox News interviews Oversight chair without asking about Epstein
Tuesday 9 September 2025 22:45 , Oliver O'ConnellWhite House doubles down on Trump claim domestic violence should not be counted as a crime
Tuesday 9 September 2025 22:30 , Oliver O'ConnellThe White House defended Donald Trump’s remark about domestic violence and crime statistics on Tuesday after the president seemed to downplay the former’s significance on Monday.
On Monday, the president spoke about his federalized occupation of Washington D.C. with National Guard troops, while claiming that he’d turned the city into a “safe zone”. During his remarks, made at the Museum of the Bible downtown, Trump went on a side tangent about what he referred to as “lesser” infractions: “things that take place in the home”, in his words.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that the president was downplaying the importance of prosecuting domestic violence at her briefing on Tuesday, but instead of walking back Trump’s remarks insisted that her boss was somehow making a point that members of the media were using domestic violence incidents to distract from efforts to combat street crime.
John Bowden reports from Washington, D.C.
White House doubles down on Trump’s claim about domestic violence
'Not a hoax' banner appears near White House gate
Tuesday 9 September 2025 22:21 , Oliver O'ConnellA banner countering the Trump White House’s claim that the Epstein case is a “hoax” has appeared near a gate into the grounds of the executive mansion.
Looking north from the White House right now ... pic.twitter.com/bNn6qgB101
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) September 9, 2025
Watch: Epstein abuse survivor speaks out for first time
Tuesday 9 September 2025 22:15 , Oliver O'ConnellEx-US attorney: Trump’s alleged Epstein drawing ‘raises a lot of questions’
Tuesday 9 September 2025 22:00 , Oliver O'ConnellFormer U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade says the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files raises more questions for Donald Trump and suggests that the scandal is not done yet.
Joe Sommerlad reports.
Ex-US attorney says Trump’s alleged Epstein drawing ‘raises a lot of questions’
Watch: Epstein survivor and Trump voter reacts to president's 'hoax' claim
Tuesday 9 September 2025 21:45 , Oliver O'ConnellWatch LIVE: Trump delivers proclamation as questions continue over Epstein birthday card message
Tuesday 9 September 2025 21:35 , Oliver O'ConnellThe View takes an odd turn as panelists praise usual targets Boebert and MTG for demanding Epstein transparency
Tuesday 9 September 2025 21:30 , Oliver O'ConnellThe hosts of panel show The View have offered rare praise for MAGA acolytes Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert over their pursuit of transparency in the case of Jeffrey Epstein.
On the most recent episode of the show Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin discussed the ongoing saga involving the disgraced financier and the alleged ties with Donald Trump.
Mike Bedigan reports on what was said.
The View hosts praise Boebert and MTG for demanding Epstein transparency
Watch: Trump asked if he's protecting friends by not releasing Epstein files
Tuesday 9 September 2025 21:15 , Oliver O'ConnellANALYSIS: Fox News turns blind eye to latest Epstein bombshell — even when talking to man in charge of investigation
Tuesday 9 September 2025 21:00 , Oliver O'ConnellJustin Baragona writes:
“I don’t comment on something that’s a dead issue. I gave all comments to the staff. It’s a dead issue,” Donald Trump said Tuesday when asked to respond to the “bawdy” birthday letter he allegedly sent to deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, which was made public by House Democrats Monday.
It would appear that Fox News has also decided to treat the latest Epstein bombshell as a “dead issue,” despite getting the opportunity to speak to the congressman in charge of the investigation into the Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein case.
Of course, there’s nothing new about Fox News turning a blind eye to the furor surrounding the so-called Epstein files.
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Fox News ignores Epstein bombshell — even when interviewing man leading investigation
Rep. Mace says focus on Epstein birthday card doesn't help victims get justice
Tuesday 9 September 2025 20:48 , Oliver O'ConnellThe Independent asked Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina about her thoughts on the release of the documents sent to the House Oversight committee by the Epstein estate.
“I am so goddamn sick being asked about a f***ing birthday card. Give me a break. What about the women who've been fighting for justice for 30 years and still don't have it? How does writing about a birthday card do anything to get them justice? It doesn't,” she said.
Mace earlier expanded on why she was forced to walk out of a meeting with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's empire of sexual abuse last week.
In a video posted on X on Sunday, the South Carolina representative — who is also running for governor there — described how one of the women's testimony triggered a trauma reaction stemming from Mace's own history of being raped.
“I was not prepared for what I was walking into. I thought I was, but really I wasn't,” Mace said.
Nancy Mace explains why she broke down meeting Epstein victims, yet still backs Trump
