A key congressional committee on Monday obtained a note and sexually suggestive drawing apparently signed by President Trump as a gift to celebrate the 50th birthday of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein — a drawing that Mr. Trump has insisted is fake.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said they had viewed the drawing — a figure of a naked woman with “Donald” written below her waist — and posted a photo of it on their official social media account. The drawing, in thick black ink, outlines text that quotes an imagined conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. Epstein, with Mr. Trump’s distinctive signature below the woman’s waist.
“The Oversight Committee has secured the infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the committee, said in a statement. “It’s time for the president to tell us the truth about what he knew and release all the Epstein files.”
Lawyers for Mr. Epstein’s estate provided a copy of the book, among other materials, in response to a subpoena that the Oversight Committee issued last month, according to an aide.
Details of the drawing and poem were reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal in July. The president has vehemently denied writing the letter or drawing the figure, and has sued the Journal for defamation.
At the time, Mr. Trump wrote on social media, “The supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE.”
Michael Gold covers Congress for The Times, with a focus on immigration policy and congressional oversight.
The post Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump appeared first on New York Times.
