Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein 'bawdy' 50th birthday letter: WSJ

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/17/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-wsj.html

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shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 1y (4 replies)

"There must be more to life than having everythingโ€, the note read.

Donald: Yes, there is, but I wonโ€™t tell you what it is

Jeffrey: Nor will I, since I also know what it is

Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey

Jeffrey: Yes, we do, come to think of it

Donald: Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?

Jeffrey: As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you

Trump: A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday โ€” and may every day be another wonderful secret.

KnitWit@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y

The levels of weird and gross and creepy that is is just too much. And outlined in a marker drawing of a naked woman? It sounds like he was infatuated with him.

lewdian69@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Fuck Trump but there is no way his brain would be capable of writing this. The word enigma is way too advanced for him.

meco03211@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

Probably some revision of the letter said "teenagers" instead of "enigmas".

auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y

Videos of him saying enigma on his campaign trail so it is in his vocabulary.

It could also be a cryptic anagram he picked up from Epstein for Gamines.

3abas@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y

You see how this entire article concludes Epstein's death was suicide? That's manufacturing consent right there.

They are shaping the narrative, they get you excited about a random letter that proves nothing and would go nowhere in court and you praise them for journalism, but their objective is clear: normalize Jeffrey Epstein's image as a financial manager who committed suicide after "he pleaded guilty for a sex crime".

That's quite the positive spin on their relationship.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 19 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Letโ€™s all keep talking about this. I like knowing that it makes him mad.

Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 7 pts · 1y

All of this is being covered with surprising intensity by European news outlets

Hello_there@fedia.io · 11 pts · 1y

The part about victoria secret chairman being a sleaze is also noticeable.

aarRJaay@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

Every time I see this photo I really does look like two best friends who have a dirty little secret between them. It's the smug grins.

DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

I heard it on CBC Radio 1 about 15-20 minutes ago. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™‚

barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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