A US congressional panel has released a heavily redacted copy of an alleged “birthday book” given to Jeffrey Epstein by Ghislaine Maxwell and his celebrity confidantes for his fiftieth birthday.
The book, created in 2003, is one of the latest Epstein files to be released, along with the convicted paedophile financier’s will and his personal address book. This address book contained the names and numbers of royals, politicians, celebrities and models.
Epstein’s birthday book is 238 pages long and includes notes claiming to be from President Donald Trump, former president Bill Clinton and Lord Peter Mandelson, the current British Ambassador to the United States. It also features lewd pictures of animals having sex, children wearing swimwear with their faces redacted, images of nude women, and numerous references to Epstein’s high-profile connections.
What does the Epstein birthday book include?
An image of Jeffrey Epstein with two women, taken from his birthday book
House Oversight Committee
The Jeffrey Epstein “birthday book” is a 238-page document which appears to have originally been titled “The First Fifty Years”. According to several entries, it was put together by Epstein’s partner, friend, and fellow convicted sex offender, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The book has several different subsections, listed as chapters in its table of contents with people’s names underneath them. These chapters are: Prologue, Family, Brooklyn, Girlfriends, Children, Friends, Science, Girl-friends [sic], Special Assistants and Business.
The Prologue is attributed to Ghislaine Maxwell. In the “Family” subsection, one handwritten letter remembers how Epstein was named “Bachelor of the Month” by Cosmopolitan aged 27. Brooklyn refers to Epstein’s upbringing. “Girlfriends” has the entire list of names redacted, as does “Children” and the later chapter “Girl-friends” [sic].
However, Epstein’s “Friends” chapter involves some key names.
Celebrity mentions include Bill Clinton and Donald Trump
Images of Jeffrey Epstein from his birthday book
House Oversight Committee
The most prominent names in the “Friends” section of Epstein’s birthday book are President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and British Ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson.
The alleged contribution from Donald Trump appears to be a signed note flanked by the drawing of a woman’s body, where the writer claims that Trump and Epstein have “certain things in common”. The final line readings: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
The White House said the president “did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it.” Donald Trump is taking legal action against The Wall Street Journal for originally claiming that the note is attributable to him this July.
Clinton speaks of Epstein’s ‘childlike curiosity’
Meanwhile, the handwritten note allegedly penned by Bill Clinton says: “It’s reassuring, isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and [illegible word], and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends.”
The list also includes numerous high-profile businessmen, including Wall Street billionaire Leon Black, media owner Mort Zuckerman, former Victoria’s Secret leader Leslie Wexner, attorney Alan Dershowitz, and the late Jean-Luc Brunel, who ran a modelling agency.
A picture from Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book
House Oversight Committee
There are mentions of royals, but there isn’t a direct letter from Prince Andrew, Epstein’s former friend. However, one entry from an unidentified woman thanks Epstein for helping her meet Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and Trump.
The woman goes on to say she has “seen the private quarters of Buckingham Palace” and “sat on the Queen of England’s throne.” Prince Andrew has previously denied any wrongdoing.
The book includes pictures of faceless children
Epstein and fellow convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell
House Oversight Committee
Epstein’s birthday book includes numerous redacted faces, including in pictures allegedly submitted by Lord Peter Mandelson, the UK ambassador to the US, who appears to call Epstein “my best pal” as part of his entry. In one of the pictures, Mandelson stands next to two women, whose faces are obscured. One is wearing swimwear. Alongside this picture, the writer describes meeting Epstein’s “interesting” — in inverted commas — friends.
Elsewhere in the book, pictures of a child wearing swimwear appear with their faces redacted. Another friend submitted a picture of an animal with an erect penis, as well as two animals having sex.
In the “Girl-friends” section, one entrant recalls memories of Epstein, including the moment he asked her if she was a virgin, the moment he threw her down on the floor in Bloomingdale’s and started kissing her, and their discussions of “boy strategy”. A semi-nude picture of what appears to be the same woman follows her entry. Her face is redacted.
Later pages in the “Girl-friends” section feature collages of barely dressed women, faces or often entire bodies redacted, appearing to indicate nudity.
