Washington, D.C., USA – 10 September 2025
The White House is on the defensive this week, forcefully denying that President Donald Trump wrote a sexually suggestive note to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while simultaneously grappling with growing public confusion and frustration over new federal guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations.
Epstein Note Called a “Hoax”
The controversy stems from a recently released document by the House Oversight Committee: a birthday book for Epstein from 2003, which contains a note and a sketch of a nude woman with what appears to be Trump’s signature. In a statement to the press, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt vehemently denied the letter’s authenticity. “The president did not write this letter, he did not sign this letter, and that’s why the president’s external legal team is aggressively pursuing litigation against the Wall Street Journal,” Leavitt said. She added that the administration would support a handwriting expert’s review to prove the signature is a forgery.
The White House has called the entire narrative a “hoax,” but the revelation has reignited scrutiny over Trump’s past relationship with Epstein, who died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The document release and the White House’s response have placed the issue back in the political spotlight, with Democrats calling for a full release of all files related to Epstein.
