Police seized phone message pads from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion in 2005. Two messages were from Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as "fake news."

Trump and his administration recently faced scrutiny over their handling of Epstein’s sex abuse case after building up hype for the files’ release — only for the Department of Justice and FBI to say there was no evidence Epstein was murdered in jail, nor did he have a so-called “client list.”

A Wall Street Journal report late Thursday added new scrutiny to President Donald Trump’s relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Growing controversy over the criminal case files of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein now includes a the Wall Street Journal report of a Trump letter.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There is a President Trump and MAGA meltdown in different directions over the Jeffrey Epstein case records that has the MAGA caps red hot and frayed. Many MAGA’s have joined bipartisan calls in Congress for transparency with the Epstein files. The President wants ‘Trumparency’, the con cealer ICE masking type.

The two socialized together frequently in New York City and Palm Beach from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. In 2002, Trump praised Epstein to a reporter as a “terrific guy” — and curiously added that he “likes beautiful women” on “the younger side.”

Trump allegedly contributed to what WSJ described as a "bawdy" letter to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday. In addition to the alleged drawing of a naked woman, the letter – which reportedly had Trump's name on it – had a note that read, "Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret."

President Trump signed the first major cryptocurrency bill into law Friday afternoon, touting its landmark status. He hailed the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for

Michael Wolff is sitting on a trove of 100 hours of interviews with Jeffrey Epstein and says he sent the disgraced financier a message only hours before his death.

President Trump is seeking an unprecedented amount of damages in his lawsuit challenging a Wall Street Journal report about his Jeffrey Epstein.