The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.”
By David Enrich, Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Steve Eder
July 24, 2025
Updated 8:35 p.m. ET
** The Times found that at least once before, Mr. Trump had written Mr. Epstein an admiring note.
”To Jeff — You are the greatest!” reads an inscription in a copy of Mr. Trump’s book “Trump: The Art of the Comeback” that belonged to Mr. Epstein.
The message, reviewed by The Times, is signed “Donald” and dated “Oct ’97,” the month the book came out.
>The Times also reviewed a previously undisclosed photo of Mr. Trump and Mr. Epstein with the singer James Brown. It isn’t clear where the photo was taken. Mr. Brown regularly performed in Atlantic City, N.J., where Mr. Trump owned the Taj Mahal casino.
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Death by a thousand cuts.
Wait this was signed in 1997? But he stated that:
Donald Trump stated that he no longer associated with Jeffrey Epstein in 2019. After Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019, Trump was asked about his past comments regarding Epstein, where he had previously described him as “terrific.” In response, Trump emphasized that he was “not a fan” of Epstein and mentioned that he had a falling out with him “a long time ago,” estimating that he hadn’t spoken to Epstein for about 15 years.
fork in kitchen!
This is my shocked face —->
