Space Democrats are asking for a replica of the alleged “birthday guide” compiled for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein‘s fiftieth birthday that the Wall Boulevard Magazine reported accommodates a “bawdy” letter from Donald Trump.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Space Oversight Score Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., made the request in a letter Friday to representatives of Epstein’s property. Whilst the request doesnât lift the load of a congressional subpoena, it comes amid persisted controversy over the Trump management’s dealing with of information associated with investigations of Epstein.
The Democratic lawmakers mentioned they’re hoping to acquire the guide via Aug. 10 — an afternoon ahead of the Space Oversight Committee has subpoenaed long-time Epstein affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell to sit down for a deposition.
U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) gestures because the Space Committee on Oversight and Executive Reform Subcommittee on Federal Legislation Enforcement meets within the Rayburn Space Place of job Construction on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Individuals of the subcommittee handed a movement to subpoena the so-called “Epstein information.”
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âFresh public reporting signifies that the Property of Jeffrey Epstein is in ownership of a record recurrently known as ‘the birthday guide,’ compiled via Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003 in birthday celebration of Mr. Epsteinâs fiftieth birthday, which has transparent relevance to this example,â the letter to Epsteinâs representatives said.
“The guide is related for ongoing congressional oversight of the Division of Justiceâs dealing with of the Epstein investigation and prosecution, in addition to the Trump Managementâs choice to declassify and liberate just a handful of paperwork from its Epstein information whilst withholding others from the general public,” the letter said.
A outstanding attorney who has represented loads of Epstein’s sufferers mentioned in a TV interview this week that the property used to be in ownership of the guide.
The Democrats’ letter notes that given the subpoena asking for a deposition of Maxwell, who reportedly compiled the guide, the committee âmust be authorised to study its contentsâ previous to interviewing her.
US Lawyer for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman pronounces fees in opposition to Jeffery Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York Town. Epstein shall be charged with one rely of intercourse trafficking of minors and one rely of conspiracy to interact in intercourse trafficking of minors. (Picture via Stephanie Keith/Getty Photographs)
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In line with a record within the Wall Boulevard Magazine, Trump allegedly despatched Epstein a letter in 2003 for his fiftieth birthday, which used to be incorporated in a guide that contained letters from a lot of Epstein friends.
Trump has denied the life of the letter and filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit in opposition to the Wall Boulevard Magazine. ABC Information has no longer been in a position to verify the life of the letter.
“We’ve got complete self assurance within the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and can vigorously protect in opposition to any lawsuit,” a spokesperson for Wall Boulevard Magazine proprietor Dow Jones mentioned in a commentary.
Maxwell, who used to be convicted of intercourse trafficking and different fees and is serving a 20-year jail sentence, spent two days this week talking with Deputy Lawyer Normal Todd Blanche with restricted immunity, in step with assets.
“President Trump has advised us to liberate all credible proof. If Ghislaine Maxwell has details about somebody who has dedicated crimes in opposition to sufferers, the FBI and the DOJ will listen what she has to mention,” Blanche mentioned in a commentary posted on social media previous this week explaining the cause of the talk over with.
