Clinton’s letter, printed on personalized stationery that read “From the desk of William Jefferson Clinton”, reportedly expressed deep admiration for Epstein. A source familiar with the book said: “Bill Clinton wrote a warm and gushing letter. It was one page and profuse in its admiration for Jeffrey.”
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is taking legal action against The Wall Street Journal, seeking $10 billion in damages over a story alleging that he submitted a “bawdy” letter framed by a naked woman’s silhouette — with his signature stylized to resemble pubic hair. Trump has vehemently denied the allegation, calling it “a fake” and stating, “I don’t draw pictures of women. It’s not my language, it’s not my words.”
Trump insists he cut ties with Epstein before the financier’s criminal record became public in 2006.
Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking minors, is said to have begun collecting letters for the book in late 2001. The album was given to Epstein on his 50th birthday, January 20, 2003 — three years before he was first charged with sex crimes involving minors.
The book is believed to have included contributions from several prominent figures close to Epstein at the time, including:
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
Harvard professor Henry Rosovsky
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
AI pioneer Marvin Minsky
The Wall Street Journal claimed that famed attorney Alan Dershowitz — a longtime Epstein associate — also contributed to the book, although Dershowitz has not commented.
The current location of the original birthday book remains unknown, though sources believe it may have been seized in FBI raids on Epstein’s homes in New York or Florida. Maxwell reportedly maintained dozens of such albums — heavy volumes bound in leather, some in blue — which documented the couple’s global travels, including visits to Buckingham Palace, Windsor, and Balmoral.
According to investigators, more than 100,000 pages of evidence have been reviewed by the FBI, including facsimile copies of pages from the birthday book. A source close to the case told The Mail: “What was in the evidence pile were poor-quality copies of single pages, not a full reproduction of the book. The WSJ’s story appears to have relied on one of those low-resolution scans.”
Trump’s legal battle with The Wall Street Journal has intensified tensions with his MAGA base, many of whom had expected full transparency regarding Epstein’s connections. After his Attorney General, Pam Bondi, issued a statement saying there was “no client list” and no further information would be released, backlash erupted — prompting claims of a cover-up.
Bondi has since reversed course, filing to unseal grand jury testimony from both the Maxwell and Epstein cases.
Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide, though Maxwell’s brother Ian told The Mail he believes Epstein was murdered.
Ghislaine Maxwell is currently appealing her conviction to the Supreme Court.
As for Prince Andrew, who was previously accused by Virginia Giuffre of being trafficked to him three times by Epstein (including twice while she was underage), he has denied all allegations and settled a civil lawsuit for £12 million with no admission of guilt. The FBI is not expected to reference Andrew in upcoming document releases, with a source stating: “The timelines of the cases are not when Andrew would have been around.