Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday doubted the authenticity of a birthday notice from President Trump to the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed in a “birthday book” for the financier that was offered to Congress.
Requested by a CNN producer within the Capitol on Tuesday if he thought the birthday notice was actual, Johnson mentioned: “I don’t. They say it’s not.”
Simply earlier than that, Johnson on the way in which out of a press convention was requested if he had seen the drawings, and mentioned he had not.
“I’ve heard about it. But no. And the White House says it’s not true,” Johnson mentioned.
The Epstein property, which was subpoenaed by the Home Oversight Committee, turned over a trove of paperwork that included the birthday e-book on Monday.
It features a lewd notice allegedly from Trump, with the message contained within the define of a girl’s physique and Trump’s purported signature.
Trump and the White Home fiercely denied that he wrote or signed such a message when it was first reported by the Wall Avenue Journal earlier this yr.
The president sued the Wall Avenue Journal for defamation over the story, looking for $10 billion in damages.
White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated the denials of Trump writing, drawing, or signing the message on social media after Congress revealed the “birthday book.”
“It’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it,” Leavitt mentioned. “President Trump’s legal team will continue to aggressively pursue litigation.”
