A handwritten message from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced.
It reportedly shows the current president once described the convicted sex offender as “the greatest” in a personal inscription.
The message appeared in Trump’s 1997 book “Trump: The Art of the Comeback,” which he personally signed for Epstein in October of that year.
The New York Times obtained and published a photograph of the handwritten note.
The inscription reads “To Jeff – You are the greatest!” and bears Trump’s signature along with the date October 1997.
This revelation emerges amid growing scrutiny over Trump’s connections to Epstein’s infamous 50th birthday book project.
Trump had previously denied participating in the commemorative volume.
The Times reported that Trump appeared on the contributors list for the birthday book, which was organized by Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former associate who later faced her own legal troubles.
Former President Bill Clinton also reportedly contributed to Epstein’s 50th birthday book, according to Wall Street Journal reporting on Thursday.
Clinton’s handwritten message read “It’s reassuring isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and [illegible word], and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference