No, We Still Haven’t Seen a “Gushing” Bill Clinton Letter to Jeffrey Epstein
(But Donald Trump really is suing the Wall Street Journal for $10 billion, and that mysterious leather-bound album has become the hottest missing artifact since D.B. Cooper’s parachute.)
The Rumor That Won’t Die
“Bill Clinton sent Jeffrey Epstein a warm, one-page birthday love-note.”
That line ricocheted across social media after a Mail on Sunday story claimed the former president’s letter sat proudly inside Epstein’s opulent 50th-birthday album.
Short answer: There is no public evidence the Clinton page exists. Dozens of outlets that have examined or cited the album make no mention of a Clinton letter. Until someone produces the page itself—or prosecutors unseal every copy—the claim remains unverified.
So what do we actually know? And what’s pure speculation? Strap in; the truth is stranger—and murkier—than the rumor.
1. The Only Parts We Can Say Out Loud
Confirmed facts so far
| Claim | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over its Epstein-album story. | Confirmed | Reuters |
| The WSJ describes Trump’s page as a sketch of a naked woman whose “pubic hair” is his signature; Trump calls it a fake. | Confirmed | WSJ |
| Ghislaine Maxwell compiled the leather-bound birthday album. | Confirmed | Same WSJ story |
| Maxwell is serving 20 years for sex-trafficking. | Confirmed | DOJ |
| Attorney General Pam Bondi first said there was no “client list,” then asked a court to unseal grand-jury transcripts. | Confirmed | CNN, Reuters |
| The FBI ended its probe of Prince Andrew without charges. | Confirmed | Daily Beast |
Everything else in the Mail on Sunday narrative ranges from shaky to flat-out contradicted.
2. The Phantom Clinton Letter
• Unverified – No mainstream outlet that accessed the album lists Clinton as a contributor.
• Even the exhaustive 2025 coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Washington Post and Harvard Crimson omits him.
• Clinton’s office gave a classic non-answer: “We have no record of such a note.”
Until an actual page—embossed “From the desk of William Jefferson Clinton”—surfaces, the “gushing” letter sits in rumor limbo with Elvis-on-Mars sightings.
3. Dershowitz Did Speak—Contrary to the Mail on Sunday
The Mail claimed Alan Dershowitz “has yet to comment.”
Reality: he told the Harvard Crimson he “very possibly” sent a card but doesn’t remember the content. That’s a comment—just not a juicy one. (Crimson)
4. The Birthday Book: Relic or Red Herring?
Imagine a coffee-table tome worthy of a Bond villain: heavy leather, gold trim, and personal notes from the world’s most powerful men. That’s the mythos surrounding Epstein’s 50th-birthday album.
What we know:
- Exists: Multiple witnesses and the WSJ have inspected photocopied pages.
- Missing: No one will confirm the original’s current whereabouts.
- Pages released so far:
- Donald Trump (disputed drawing)
- Leslie Wexner (owner of Victoria’s Secret empire)
- Alan Dershowitz (acknowledged possible contribution)
- An unnamed deceased Harvard economist
What we don’t know is as tantalizing as what we do:
- Were there really letters from Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, Bill Richardson, Marvin Minsky or Harvard legend Henry Rosovsky? No evidence yet.
- Did Maxwell start soliciting pages in 2001? Unverified.
- Was the FBI sifting through “100,000 pages” with “1,000 agents”? Contradicted—investigators say the real figure is “hundreds” of agents and far fewer pages. (Forbes)
5. The Lawsuit That Could Crack Everything Open
Trump’s $10 billion complaint claims the WSJ “knew or should have known” the naked-woman page was a forgery. Legal analysts say defamation discovery could:
• Force the Journal to turn over its album scans.
• Let Trump subpoena federal evidence logs.
• Potentially reveal who leaked the photocopies in the first place.
Translation: The fight over one bawdy doodle could unlock the entire album—if neither side settles first.
6. Why Misinformation Thrives Here
Epstein’s death, officially ruled a suicide yet doubted by many (including Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother), created a vacuum. Into that vacuum pour:
- Politically convenient rumors (“Clinton’s gushy page”)
- Exaggerated law-enforcement heroics (“1,000 FBI agents”)
- Conspiracy catnip (a “lost” leather volume somewhere in a dank storage locker)
The case is a perfect storm: real crimes, real power players, missing evidence, and a public primed to distrust institutions.
7. What Happens Next
- Trump v. WSJ heads to preliminary hearings this fall.
- DOJ’s unsealing motion could land as early as August; judges rarely rush grand-jury matters, but public pressure is fierce.
- Maxwell’s Supreme Court appeal will likely cite DOJ’s file-release stance—don’t expect a ruling before 2026.
- The Album Hunt: investigative reporters (and, yes, auction houses) are quietly chasing anyone who might hold the original.
8. How to Read Every New Claim
Use this two-step filter:
- Show the page. Unless a photograph or scan surfaces, treat any new “letter” claim as suspect.
- Check three sources. If only tabloids repeat it, wait.
Bottom Line
• No proof has emerged that Bill Clinton penned a “warm, gushing” birthday page for Jeffrey Epstein.
• Yes, Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation war is real, and it could pry open more of Epstein’s secrets than any Freedom-of-Information request.
• The legendary album remains half-fact, half-MacGuffin—an object everyone talks about but few have seen.
Until the book itself (or high-resolution scans) lands in the public domain, every rumor about who wrote what will remain exactly that: a rumor. Keep your skepticism polished and your curiosity intact; the next court filing could rewrite everything we think we know.