Trump calls Epstein birthday letter a 'dead issue'

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.”

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.”

"I don’t comment on something that’s a dead issue," Trump told NBC News in a brief phone call Tuesday morning. "I gave all comments to the staff. It’s a dead issue."

He declined to discuss the issue further.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee posted on X an image of a lewd note Trump allegedly sent Epstein for his 50th birthday. The letter was part of a slew of documents released Monday, which stemmed from a subpoena the GOP-led committee sent to Epstein's estate

The president has denied that he wrote the letter. White House officials on Monday dismissed it, arguing that the signature did not match the president’s current signature. Earlier instances of the president’s signature, though, appear similar to the signature on the letter.