It’s a well–known fact that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein shared friendly terms in the 1990s until it all appeared to go sour ahead of the disgraced financier’s sex crime conviction. The US president’s side has repeatedly maintained that he found the late pedophile to be a “creep” despite the liberal media continuing to “expose” their ties. On Thursday (US time), The New York Times’ reporting on the pair’s old connection again took the Internet by storm, as the POTUS is believed to have called his-then pal “the greatest” in a birthday inscription.

Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported on a compilation of birthday letters presented to the billionaire financier in 2003. At the time, the US outlet said that in addition to a birthday message, a bawdy illustration of a woman was signed off with the signature “Donald.” 

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In the aftermath of Trump suing The Journal and its owners, including Rupert Murdock, the NYT weighed in on the same report this week, offering up visual proof of yet another alleged Trump inscription on a book formerly in Epstein’s possession.

Brad Edwards, a lawyer for hundreds of Epstein’s victims, said the financier’s estate holds a copy of the same birthday book. In an interview with MSNBC, the attorney said, “I know the executors are in possession of the book.” He further highlighted that Epstein’s estate would hand over the item to federal authorities if necessary.  Democrat Rep Ro Khanna also said that he was eyeing to subpoena the Epstein estate to turn the book in. 

Trump-Epstein link exposed again? Birthday book, ‘The Greatest’ inscription revelations

The book in question holds a compilation of messages from some of the late billionaire’s associates and loved ones at the time. His longtime associate and ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently in jail in relation to sex trafficking, put it together in 2003 on the occasion of Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday. 

The leather-bound album is said to feature an outline of a naked woman with a Trump’s signature below her waist in place of pubic hair, as per the The Journal. The page also quoted a perceived interaction between the two men, with Trump concluding, “May every day be another wonderful secret.”

On top of that, The New York Times reviewed another message dated “Oct ‘97” and signed “Donald” in a copy of the POTUS’ book “Trump: The Art of the Comeback” that belonged to Epstein. The inscription read: “To Jeff — You are the greatest!”

Trump continues to attack Democrats, liberal media after calling Epstein saga a ‘hoax’

The convicted sex offender died in his prison cell in 2019. However, the scandal is far from dead, especially in the wake of the Trump government attempting to dust its hands off the whole thing. While the MAGA leader himself dismissed the case as a “hoax” after the DOJ and FBI’s joint memo suggested that there was no Epstein list to begin with, the Wall Street Journal, CNN and The New York Times have doubled down on stories against the Republican president.

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Just this week, CNN cornered Trump, exposing archival footage and pictures of his interactions with Epstein in the 1990s. One such offering suggested the convicted sex offender was in attendance at the MAGA leader’s 1993 wedding with his second wife at the Plaza Hotel. 

Shortly after that, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung claimed in a statement that Donald Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago “for being a creep.” While officials call the coverage a “continuation of the fake news stories concocted by Democrats and the liberal media,” Trump also issued a scathing response to the July 17 WSJ report in a Truth Social post. “The supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE,” he said. 

More importantly, three people privy to crucial alleged information claimed that Attorney General Pam Bondi actually told Trump this spring that his name was mentioned in the Epstein files, as per NYT’s story originally published July 23 (US time).

The US president, though accused of backtracking from his initial promises to release the Epstein files, has not been formally charged with any wrongdoing with ties to the financier.