Trump’s downplaying of domestic violence at the Museum of the Bible came as the House Oversight Committee released a birthday note with a sexually suggestive drawing signed allegedly by Trump to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein back in 2003. The committee had subpoenaed Epstein’s estate for the birthday book and other files. Despite the note containing his signature, the White House denied the letter was from Trump, saying he “did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it.”
A second page of the birthday book featured an image of Epstein holding a large check. Democratic lawmakers said the photo showed Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joking about selling a “fully depreciated” woman to Donald Trump for $22,500.
This follows a request by the Justice Department to a federal judge to reject NBC News’s request to unseal the names of two Epstein associates who both received wire payments of $100,000 and $250,000 from Epstein back in 2018. As part of his nonprosecution plea deal with federal prosecutors in Florida, Epstein helped ensure that his associates would not be prosecuted.
Meanwhile, a New York Times investigation has found that JPMorgan spent years bankrolling Epstein and ignored red flags and suspicious activity. We’ll have more on this story later in the broadcast.