Eric Trump compares validity of father’s Epstein birthday note to ‘Russia hoax’

Published September 9, 2025 11:55am ET



Eric Trump joined the number of skeptics of a letter President Donald Trump supposedly gave to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying it is “no different” from “untrue” claims that Russia interfered with the 2016 election.

The House Oversight Committee on Monday received the first set of documents from Epstein’s estate, including a 2003 ‘birthday book’ that contained a sexually suggestive note Trump addressed to Epstein. The note includes a drawing of a woman’s body and appears to bear Trump’s signature.

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