The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Monday night released a new tranche of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that includes an entry in what investigators say is the late financier’s “birthday book” attributed to former President Bill Clinton.
The surprise release came hours after the committee said Epstein’s estate turned materials over to House investigators in response to a congressional subpoena. The item attributed to Clinton praises Epstein’s “childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference, and the [illegible] of friends,” according to the documents posted by the panel. The book also appears to include entries attributed to former Epstein attorney Alan Dershowitz and to former President Donald Trump; both men have previously denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
The Oversight Committee described the collection as containing photos, drawings and handwritten notes compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s 50th birthday. The package released by the committee also includes what the panel says are Epstein’s last will and testament, an apparent address book of contacts and documents relating to the 2007-08 non-prosecution agreement reached between Epstein and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Southern Florida.
The birthday book pages include a range of material: family reminiscences, candid photos of Epstein at different ages, a photograph that appears to show Epstein holding a large check bearing what the document labels as a Trump signature, and a message from Epstein’s mother, Pauline Stolofsky Epstein, who wrote about childhood memories and family pride. Some photos are described by the committee as censoring or redacting the faces or bodies of women.
Entries in the book vary in tone. The item attributed to Dershowitz references a news article and, according to the release, jokingly credits him with persuading a publication to shift focus from Epstein to Clinton. A cartoon found in the book shows a man at a bar and a caption about choosing “naked women” over money and research, the committee said. Captions beneath other images include a reference to someone “working for the CIA” and a school‑age photo accompanied by a crude caption about making a body part grow.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R‑Ky., criticized Democrats on the committee for what he called selective earlier releases and said Republicans were focused on a full investigation. “It’s appalling Democrats on the Oversight Committee are cherry‑picking documents and politicizing information received from the Epstein Estate today,” Comer said in a statement released with the files. He added that President Trump is not accused of wrongdoing in the committee’s materials and said Republicans will pursue additional Epstein bank records based on the new information.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R‑La., told reporters that he had been told the Trump entry was fake. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also disputed media reporting about a Trump entry, writing on social media that Trump did not draw the disputed image and that his legal team would continue to pursue litigation.
Dershowitz and Trump have previously denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. News outlets and the Oversight Committee noted that neither Clinton nor Trump has been accused of crimes related to Epstein in the documents released Monday.
The committee posted images described as showing Epstein shirtless, Epstein embracing women, and a redacted photograph of Epstein with Maxwell laughing in a pool. The book reportedly contains hundreds of photos, including childhood portraits and images of social gatherings. Some pages feature wildlife or photographs of women in revealing swimwear, alongside handwritten captions.
The document dump was released a day before former Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the Obama administration was due for a closed‑door deposition before Comer’s panel; the deposition has been postponed while Lynch’s counsel and the committee negotiate further. The committee did not provide a new date.
Epstein, who died in a federal jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex‑trafficking charges, had long associations with a range of wealthy and powerful figures. Clinton is known to have flown on Epstein’s plane on several occasions and photographed with him; Clinton’s office was contacted for comment, according to the Oversight Committee release and related reporting. Neither Clinton nor Trump has been charged in connection with Epstein’s crimes.
The documents released by the committee are the latest in a series of public postings of material tied to Epstein as congressional investigators and civil litigants seek additional records about his network and finances. The Oversight Committee said it will continue to review materials received and may seek additional subpoenas and bank records as it pursues its inquiry.
Committee Republicans framed the release as part of an effort to bring “transparency and accountability for survivors of Epstein’s heinous crimes,” while Democrats on the panel have faulted the GOP for what they describe as selective disclosures earlier in the probe. The Oversight Committee did not make public all materials it received, and both parties on the panel have signaled further disputes over access and next steps.
Investigators and legal teams will likely continue to examine the provenance and authenticity of the materials publicly released and to seek corroborating records. The committee’s new posting prompted public questions about the documents’ origin and the identities of the authors of several handwritten entries; Oversight staff have not offered independent forensic authentication in the release accompanying the files.