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Coverage dated September 8, 2025

'It's a dead issue': Trump declines to comment on alleged Epstein letter

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

President Trump declined to comment on the letter he allegedly signed for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th "birthday book," calling it a "dead issue."

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  1. ABC 30 Fresno

    'It's a dead issue': Trump declines to comment on alleged Epstein letter (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    President Trump declined to comment on the letter he allegedly signed for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th "birthday book," calling it a "dead issue."

  2. CNN

    Analysis: Trump’s Epstein letter denial just suffered another huge blow (opens CNN)

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    Among the many weird things President Donald Trump and his administration have said and done vis-à-vis Jeffrey Epstein in recent weeks is Trump’s curious denial of writing the disgraced financier a lewd birthday letter two decades ago.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    White House holds press briefing after Trump declines to comment on alleged Epstein letter | LIVE (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    President Trump declined to comment on the letter he allegedly signed for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th "birthday book," calling it a "dead issue."

  4. Washington Examiner

    Trump insists Epstein birthday letter is 'dead issue' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The White House is pushing back against the media's claims that Trump's signature on the birthday letter is authentic.

  5. NBC News

    Trump calls Epstein birthday letter a 'dead issue' (opens NBC News)

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    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declined to discuss the letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that House Democrats released on Monday, calling it a “dead issue.”

  6. The New Republic

    Trump Silent on Other Mentions of Him in Gross Epstein Birthday Book (opens The New Republic)

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    Trump’s birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein isn’t the only troubling sign of his close relationship to the deceased sex predator.

  7. The Hill

    Trump on Epstein birthday letter: ‘A dead issue’ (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump dismissed the publication of a letter he allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein as a dead issue" and refused to comment further.

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