# House releases Epstein birthday book as White House denies Trump note
*Event date: 2025-09-08*
House lawmakers on the event date released part of a 238-page birthday book compiled for Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, including an alleged note from Donald Trump that the White House says is not authentic. The BBC report says the administration denied that Trump drew the picture or signed it, while Democrats on the Oversight Committee published the image as part of a wider batch of Epstein-related documents.
The birthday book itself matters because it sits inside a broader trove. Along with the scrapbook, the committee released Epstein's will, his personal address book and a non-prosecution agreement from 2007. The address book includes names from royalty, politics, business and entertainment, which is one reason the disclosure has triggered fresh attention far beyond Washington.
According to the BBC, the book was assembled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein's 50th birthday in 2003, years before allegations about his abuse became public. It contains contributions from a range of people linked to Epstein, including a note from Peter Mandelson that describes Epstein as his best pal. Another contribution appears to be from former president Bill Clinton, mentioning Epstein's childlike curiosity. Prince Andrew is also referenced in the material.
Trump has already denied the note's authenticity and has sued the Wall Street Journal over its earlier reporting on the item. After the committee released the image, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president's legal team would keep pursuing litigation. Democrats, for their part, used the release to argue that Trump had misled the public about whether the note existed. Republicans on the committee accused Democrats of cherry-picking documents and politicizing the estate's material.
The release lands at a moment when pressure for full disclosure about Epstein continues to build. The BBC says victims have been pushing for the wider files to come out, and Trump now faces scrutiny from supporters and critics alike over what the investigations uncovered. The committee's document dump does not settle the authenticity fight, but it does make the alleged note a public object rather than a disputed leak. That is exactly why the release has become politically explosive.
The document release also deepens the split between those demanding fuller disclosure and those who say the committee is politicizing the estate's records. That tension is now part of the public record alongside the birthday book itself, and it is unlikely to fade quickly.
