cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35643866

From Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-democrats-release-alleged-trump-birthday-letter-epstein-2025-09-08/

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the letter after Congress received the 2003 “birthday book” from Epstein’s lawyers, the Journal reported on Monday. The letter is dated three years before allegations of sex abuse by Epstein became public in 2006.

The letter contains text of a purported dialogue between Trump and Epstein in which Trump calls him a “pal” and says, “May every day be another wonderful secret.” The text sits within a crude sketch of the silhouette of a naked woman.

White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich denounced the release, saying the signature on the letter is not Trump’s and alluding to Trump’s lawsuit against the Journal’s parent company, News Corp.

  • Schwim Dandy@piefed.zipEnglish
    1·
    20 days ago

    Lt. Col. Bonespurs wouldn’t know how to use “enigma” in a sentence and he sure as hell wouldn’t be able to spell it properly.

    • Laser@feddit.orgEnglish
      4·
      20 days ago

      He used the term in one of his political speeches, though I think it was first term. I know because that exact point came up when the letter text surfaced and people argued this

    • onslaught545@lemmy.zipBannedEnglish
      3·
      20 days ago

      Now, yes, but even in 2016 he had shown significant cognitive decline from a decade or two before.

      But that’s moot since I’m sure he had someone else type it up and he drew the underage girl on it.

    • BussyGyatt@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      20 days ago

      i’m like 55% sure he’s only pretending to be stupid so people will constantly misunderestimate him.

        • BussyGyatt@feddit.orgEnglish
          2·
          20 days ago

          you know what I love about fedi? the votes. unironically. Everyone skipped over voting me because my opinion sucked and it found your better opinion. I know for a fact humans did that shit. Good Job Fedi.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        20 days ago

        Nope. People with narcissistic personality disorder are simply unable to play dumb. Trump believes every word that comes out of his mouth. From the outside, that seems fucking nuts so we come up with explanations from our own experience. “If I did that, what would I have been thinking?”

        Mom had NPD, and while she’s the worst case I’ve known IRL, still, nothing like Trump. Unless you’ve spent a great deal of time around someone who most literally cannot believe they are wrong, or ever have been wrong, it’s all but impossible to get your head around it.