The House Oversight Committee on Monday night released a new tranche of materials from Jeffrey Epstein's estate that include a message attributed to former President Bill Clinton in an item described as Epstein's "birthday book." The release followed the estate's compliance with a congressional subpoena, the GOP-led panel said.
Among the documents posted by the committee is what it described as a book compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein's 50th birthday. One page contains an entry attributed to Clinton that praises Epstein's "childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference, and the [illegible] of friends," according to the committee's release. The files also contain what appear to be entries by former Epstein attorney Alan Dershowitz and President Donald Trump; both Trump and the White House have previously denied the authenticity of material attributed to the president.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is leading the investigation. In a statement accompanying the release, Comer criticized Democrats on the committee for earlier releasing only the portion of files that included Mr. Trump's name and said Republicans sought a fuller accounting. "It’s appalling Democrats on the Oversight Committee are cherry-picking documents and politicizing information received from the Epstein Estate today," Comer said. "Oversight Committee Republicans are focused on running a thorough investigation to bring transparency and accountability for survivors of Epstein’s heinous crimes and the American people."
The committee's release includes additional material beyond the birthday book: what the panel described as Epstein's last will and testament, an apparent address book of contacts, and documents related to Epstein's 2007–2008 nonprosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Southern Florida. The documents were made public hours after the estate turned over records in response to the subpoena.
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, pushed back on reporting that the president had written in the birthday book. In a post on X, she wrote: "As I have said all along, it's very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it. President Trump's legal team will continue to aggressively pursue litigation." Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he had been told the president's purported entry was fake.
The materials also include notations that appear to be informal or jocular captions accompanying photos of Epstein at different stages of life. One caption under a photo of Epstein next to an image of a woman's headshot with the face redacted reads, "He is the boyfriend of [redacted]…We think he works for the CIA," according to the committee. Another photo of a young Epstein includes the caption, "Are you sure this will make my ‘winkie’ grow?"
Clinton has been publicly linked to Epstein through flights on Epstein's private plane and social interactions; officials and his representatives have said he has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein's crimes. Dershowitz has also denied wrongdoing, and Trump has rejected claims related to the book. The Oversight Committee's release repeated that no allegations of criminal conduct by the former president or Clinton were part of the files made public.
The documents' release came a day before former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who served in the Obama administration, was scheduled to appear for a closed-door deposition before the committee about her knowledge of Epstein and related matters. Comer said the committee would pursue additional records, including bank records, based on the new material.
Oversight Committee Republicans said the broader release was intended to provide transparency for survivors and the public. Democrats on the committee have argued for cautious handling of the materials and have previously released documents they said were responsive to inquiries, a point of partisan dispute over how the committee has managed records from the Epstein estate.
The committee did not provide forensic authentication of handwritten entries in the birthday book as part of Monday night's release. Outside parties have disputed the provenance of some materials attributed to public figures, and officials quoted in the committee release emphasized that the appearance of a name or image in the documents does not itself constitute an allegation of criminal conduct. The investigation into Epstein's network and handling of prior prosecutions continues to be a subject of congressional attention and public scrutiny.
The committee's publication of the files adds to a growing public repository of documents tied to Epstein and to questions about his associates, past prosecutions and the extent of records retained by his estate. Lawmakers said the investigation will continue to seek records and testimony to address outstanding questions raised by the materials.