"Looking back, I don't know what exactly I was expecting when I opened "Request No. 1," the PDF file containing the contents of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th-birthday book. Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend and co-conspirator, created the book in 2003 by soliciting tributes from the financier's friends and associates. Given the crimes Epstein was convicted of, I steeled myself before scrolling. Somehow, my internet-addled imagination failed me. This book is a nightmare."
"It is the same book that contains the now-infamous letter and "bawdy" sketch from Donald Trump that ends: "May every day be another wonderful secret." When The Wall Street Journal reported on the letter's existence in July, the newspaper described it but did not republish the letter itself, so Trump vehemently denied that it was real and sued for defamation. But the now-public letter certainly looks real, and so does Trump's signature."
"The Trump letter makes the birthday book inherently newsworthy. But it is far from the most disturbing or lecherous of the book's contents. A section titled "Brooklyn" includes recollections of Epstein's horrible sexual escapades, apparently including making a maid watch people have sex and holding a knife up while telling women to take off their swimsuits on a boat-a story told in the book under the heading "Girls on My Boat.""
Congress released Jeffrey Epstein's 50th-birthday book after Epstein's estate provided a copy to the House Oversight Committee. The book contains tributes solicited by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003. The volume includes a now-public letter and bawdy sketch attributed to Donald Trump that ends, "May every day be another wonderful secret," and shows a signature resembling Trump's. The sketch's figure appears more like a girl's caricature than an adult woman's. A "Brooklyn" section recounts sexual escapades, including making a maid watch people have sex and waving a knife while telling women to remove swimsuits on a boat. The contents align with known allegations of Epstein's sexual crimes, including abuse of minors, and portray deeply disturbing conduct.
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