By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/see-epsteins-full-birthday-book-with-alleged-personal-messages-from-trump-clinton-and-others Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter See Epstein’s full ‘birthday book,’ with alleged personal messages from Trump, Clinton and others Nation Sep 10, 2025 4:36 PM EDT A collection of personal notes penned for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday offers a portrait of the convicted child sex offender through crude drawings, images and messages filled with sexual content or innuendo. The Epstein estate delivered an electronic copy of the book Monday to the House Oversight Committee, which posted a redacted version of the file in a Google Drive folder. WARNING: Contains explicit sexual content. Read the book by clicking on the image below. The bound volumes, titled “The First Fifty Years,” were compiled in 2003 by former Epstein girlfriend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell. A table of contents includes a list of alleged contributors, including former President Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, entrepreneur Leslie Wexner and President Donald Trump. READ MORE: Trump’s signature under new scrutiny thanks to the Epstein case After The Wall Street Journal first reported on the book’s existence in July, Trump denied writing a sexually suggestive letter for the collection and filed a defamation lawsuit against the paper. Democrats on the Oversight committee released an image of the alleged letter, which has “Donald J. Trump” typed above a scrawled signature at the bottom, on social media. Trump and members of his White House staff have said the signature on the note is not his. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the White House would welcome expert handwriting analysis and called the Epstein case generally “a hoax” meant to distract from the Trump administration’s accomplishments. Maxwell began the collection with a handwritten note to Epstein. “The idea behind this book was simply to gather stories and old photographs to jog your memory about places[,] people and different events. Some of the letters will definitely achieve their intended goal — some well … you will have to read them to see for yourself.” WATCH: Epstein survivors demand justice in Washington as Trump calls case ‘a Democrat hoax’ In one drawing, a male figure who is presumably Epstein is giving lollipops to a group of girls, labeled 1983. On the right side of the page, an older Epstein is shown being massaged by four nearly naked women, labeled 2003. On another page, a photo shows Epstein holding a large novelty check for $22,500 with a “DJTRUMP” signature. An accompanying note jokes that Epstein sold a “‘fully depreciated’ [woman] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” The New York Times reported the page was made by Joel Pashcow, a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club. The book also includes old photos, various ephemera and notes that are not sexual in nature, including from Epstein’s family members. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan
A collection of personal notes penned for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday offers a portrait of the convicted child sex offender through crude drawings, images and messages filled with sexual content or innuendo. The Epstein estate delivered an electronic copy of the book Monday to the House Oversight Committee, which posted a redacted version of the file in a Google Drive folder. WARNING: Contains explicit sexual content. Read the book by clicking on the image below. The bound volumes, titled “The First Fifty Years,” were compiled in 2003 by former Epstein girlfriend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell. A table of contents includes a list of alleged contributors, including former President Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, entrepreneur Leslie Wexner and President Donald Trump. READ MORE: Trump’s signature under new scrutiny thanks to the Epstein case After The Wall Street Journal first reported on the book’s existence in July, Trump denied writing a sexually suggestive letter for the collection and filed a defamation lawsuit against the paper. Democrats on the Oversight committee released an image of the alleged letter, which has “Donald J. Trump” typed above a scrawled signature at the bottom, on social media. Trump and members of his White House staff have said the signature on the note is not his. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the White House would welcome expert handwriting analysis and called the Epstein case generally “a hoax” meant to distract from the Trump administration’s accomplishments. Maxwell began the collection with a handwritten note to Epstein. “The idea behind this book was simply to gather stories and old photographs to jog your memory about places[,] people and different events. Some of the letters will definitely achieve their intended goal — some well … you will have to read them to see for yourself.” WATCH: Epstein survivors demand justice in Washington as Trump calls case ‘a Democrat hoax’ In one drawing, a male figure who is presumably Epstein is giving lollipops to a group of girls, labeled 1983. On the right side of the page, an older Epstein is shown being massaged by four nearly naked women, labeled 2003. On another page, a photo shows Epstein holding a large novelty check for $22,500 with a “DJTRUMP” signature. An accompanying note jokes that Epstein sold a “‘fully depreciated’ [woman] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” The New York Times reported the page was made by Joel Pashcow, a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club. The book also includes old photos, various ephemera and notes that are not sexual in nature, including from Epstein’s family members. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now