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A note addressed to Larry Nassar, signed by “J. Epstein,” appears to claim that President Donald Trump loves “young, nubile girls.”
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The note was postmarked three days after Jeffrey Epstein’s death and appears to refer to his intention to commit suicide.
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Epstein apparently wrote, “As you know by now, I took the ‘short cut home,'” in the handwritten note.
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The White House referred PEOPLE to a Department of Justice statement that called the claims against Trump baseless and false.
A 2019 note signed “J. Epstein” addressed to Larry Nassar, the disgraced Team USA gymnastics doctor who sexually assaulted multiple women and girls, appeared to refer to then-President Donald Trump and claimed the president loved “young, nubile girls.”
The note, handwritten by Jeffrey Epstein while he awaited sex-trafficking charges, was postmarked on August 13, 2019, three days after the disgraced financier was found dead in his cell by suicide.
The note addressed to “LN” appears to refer to Epstein’s intention to die by suicide.
“You know, I took the ‘short cut’ home,” the note read. “Good luck! We share one thing … our love and care for young women in hopes of reaching their full potential.”
At the time of Epstein’s death, which was during Trump’s first term as president, Nassar had already been sentenced to decades in prison. It is unclear whether the two had a prior relationship.
Although the note does not mention Trump by name, it appears to refer to him, as he was president at the time of Epstein’s death.
“Our president shared our love of young, modest girls,” the note said. “When a young beauty walked by he liked to ‘snap,’ while we snuck grubs in the system’s mess halls.” Life is unfair. Yours, Jay Epstein.”
When reached for comment, the White House referred PEOPLE to a post on X by the Justice Department, which claimed that among the recently released Epstein files were “false and sensational claims made against President Trump.”
“To be clear: the claims are baseless and false,” the post reads. “And if they had a shred of credibility, they would certainly have become a weapon against President Trump.”
The Justice Department has released thousands of files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender since Dec. 19, required by the Epstein File Transparency Act passed by Congress and signed by Trump, though some documents have been heavily redacted.
Some photos show Epstein with people who appear to be children. Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein, also appears in several images.
The photos include high-profile figures such as former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Michael Jackson and Kevin Spacey, none of whom have been charged with criminal wrongdoing. The photos were released without context and many faces have been redacted.
Trump was also pictured with Epstein in photos that were removed from the official website and eventually put back up after a backlash.
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The information contained in the files is separate from thousands of documents provided to the House Oversight Committee by Epstein’s estate.
Trump’s name appears several times in the emails, with Epstein questioning the president’s mental state and implying he “knew about the trafficking of girls.”
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