The Wall Street Journal reported Trump contributed a lewd card to Epstein’s 2003 birthday book

Evidence

  • Per the NYT relaying the Wall Street Journal’s July 2025 report: Donald Trump and others made cards/letters assembled by Ghislaine Maxwell into a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein in 2003; the card attributed to Trump depicted a hand-drawn nude woman signed with his distinctive Sharpie. — Source: NYT, Haberman & Swan, June 10 2026
  • Trump tried to kill the story — calling News Corp’s Robert Thomson, Rupert Murdoch, and WSJ editor Emma Tucker (telling her she must “hate America”) — then publicly denied it. — Source: same
  • Covered by Julian Dorey Ep 435 (@ 44:56, “WSJ Trump Epstein Birthday Card Story”). — Source: Dorey @44:56

Involves

Wall Street Journal · Donald Trump · Jeffrey Epstein · Ghislaine Maxwell · Julian Dorey

Counter-evidence

Trump denies authorship; Ghislaine Maxwell told Todd Blanche she didn’t recall him sending it. The WSJ is the primary source; we have it via the NYT’s relay, not the WSJ original — capture the WSJ article directly to firm this up.