Wall Street Journal Releases Birthday Letter from Bill Clinton to Jeffrey Epstein

The Wall Street Journal has just released an alleged birthday letter from former president Bill Clinton to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the letter from Clinton was obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 “birthday book.”

The letter reportedly from Clinton read, “It’s reassuring, isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and (illegible word), and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends.”

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Per The Wall Street Journal:

The biggest name in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book back in 2003 was a past president rather than a future one.
Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell was keen for Bill Clinton and other boldface names to submit letters for the special gift, according to people involved in putting it together.

In the end, she was successful. The leather-bound album—assembled before Epstein was first arrested in 2006—included a page with a single paragraph in Clinton’s distinctive scrawl:

It’s reassuring isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and [illegible word], and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends.

A spokesman for Clinton declined to comment on the birthday message, which was reviewed by the Journal. He referred the Journal to a previous statement that the former president had cut off ties more than a decade before Epstein was arrested in 2019 and didn’t know about Epstein’s alleged crimes.

The Wall Street Journal’s report comes a week after the outlet released an alleged birthday letter from President Trump to Epstein.

President Trump has refuted the letter’s legitimacy and announced he was suing the Wall Street Journal for $10 billion.

Former president Bill Clinton has long been connected to Epstein.

According to White House visitor logs, Epstein visited the White House 17 times during Clinton’s presidency.

Flight logs released in 2019 further revealed that Clinton rode as a passenger on Epstein’s private jet, the Lolita Express, up to 26 times between 2001 and 2003.

The House Oversight Committee’s subcommittee recently voted to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over their connections to Epstein.

READ:

House Oversight Panel Votes to Subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton, Comey, Barr, Garland, Holder, and Mueller in Bombshell Epstein Investigation

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(VIDEO) OMB Director Russ Vought Responds to Powell’s Criminal Referral for Lying to Congress and Executive Officials: “We’re Gonna Keep Getting to the Bottom”

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought told The Gateway Pundit that the Trump administration is working on “getting to the bottom” of whether or not Jerome Powell lied to officials and Congress as Powell faces a criminal referral for perjury.  

Vought spoke to reporters at the White House on Thursday after the President toured the renovation site at the Federal Reserve headquarters.

Powell is under fire for the cost of renovating the Fed’s DC headquarters. The cost ballooned from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion, even higher when you take into account the third building that they’ve already renovated as part of the project. According to official federal reserve documents, the project will cost upwards of $3.1 billion.

He is also currently facing a criminal referral to the Justice Department from Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) for allegedly lying to Congress.

Luna says Powell lied on two occasions to both the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and in “formal correspondence” to Vought, a senior executive official.

“On June 25, 2025, Chairman Powell provided testimony under oath before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the renovation of the Federal Reserve’s Eccles Building. In his statements, he made several materially false claims,” Luna said in her letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

She goes on to outline the lies he told, including statements about the Federal Reserve’s luxurious new features, which are “contradicted by the actual project plans,” and untrue statements about the Fed’s Eccles Building renovation history.

“Separately, in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, Chairman Powell characterized the changes that escalated the cost of the project from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion as minor. However, documents reviewed by congressional investigators indicate that the scope and cost overruns of this project were neither minor in nature nor in substance,” she writes.

According to the referral letter, Powell’s claim that “changes were intended to simplify construction and reduce the likelihood of further delays and cost increases” is “contradicted by the Federal Reserve’s final submission to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and by the assertions made in Director Vought’s own original letter to Chairman Powell.” 

On Thursday, when asked if he thinks Powell should be indicted for his lies, Vought told The Gateway Pundit, “we’re gonna keep getting to the bottom of the questions that we have and the statements that he’s made.”

WATCH:

The Gateway Pundit reported on a fiery exchange between Trump and Powell, when the Fed Chairman tried to argue with Trump in front of the cameras.

Powell said he does not expect additional cost overruns, but “we’re ready for them,” and “we have a little bit of a reserve that we may use.”

WATCH: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Tries to Argue with Trump when Confronted on Cost of Fed Renovation

After his visit, President Trump said on Truth Social that the project should have “never started,” and “hopefully, it will be finished ASAP.”

“Let’s just get it finished and, even more importantly, LOWER INTEREST RATES!” Trump said.

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Lara Trump Announces She Will Not Run for U.S. Senate in North Carolina to Replace RINO Thom Tillis

Credit: Lara Trump

Lara Trump, the fiery daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump and a powerhouse in her own right, has announced she will not pursue a run for the U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina currently occupied by the spineless RINO Thom Tillis.

Last month, Tillis announced that he would not seek re-election after knifing President Trump in the back by voting against the “Big, Beautiful Bill” last night.

“As many of my colleagues have noticed over the last year, and at times even joked about, I haven’t exactly been excited about running for another term,” Tillis said in a statement.

“That is true since the choice is between spending another six years navigating the political theatre and partisan gridlock in Washington or spending that time with the love of my life, Susan, our two children, three beautiful grandchildren, and the rest of our extended family back home. It’s not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election.”

With Tillis out of the way, attention now turns to which Republican will replace the disgraceful RINO. And names are already starting to emerge.

Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News reported that two names have already emerged as possible candidates for the seat: GOP Rep. Pat Harrigan and RNC Chair Michael Whatley, a key Trump ally.

Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck News confirmed Sherman’s reporting on Harrigan and Whatley, then added four more: Rep. Richard Hudson, Former Rep. Patrick McHenry, Lara Trump, and Rep. Addison McDowell. That’s a total of six.

However, in a heartfelt X post, Lara Trump announced that she will not run for the U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina being vacated by establishment RINO Thom Tillis:

“After much consideration and heartfelt discussions with my family, friends, and supporters, I have decided not to pursue the United States Senate seat in North Carolina at this time.

I am deeply grateful for the encouragement and support I have received from the people of my home state whom I love so much.

While I am not running in this election, my passion for Making America Great Again burns brightly, and I look forward to the future, wherever that leads.”

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Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Collaborating With DOJ, Spoke 5 Hours With Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche – Will Meet Again Tomorrow

Ghislaine Maxwell spoke today for 5 hours with a top DOJ official.

Maxwell knows ‘where the bodies are buried’.

With the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking ring back on the news, his imprisoned former accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell became what lawyer Alan Dershowitz called the ‘Rosetta stone’, the key to a previously undecipherable mystery.

So, today (24), a top DOJ official travelled to the Florida capital, Tallahassee, for a groundbreaking interview with the disgraced British socialite.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche had a five-hour conversation with Maxwell, according to her attorney, who added that she answered every question in ‘a very productive day’.

The Washington Post reported:

“The meeting in downtown Tallahassee, not far from the low-security federal prison where Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, comes as the Trump administration is trying to mitigate the political fallout over its handling of the case.

Attorney David Oscar Markus declined to tell reporters afterward what Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche asked Maxwell or how she answered. ‘He took a full day and asked a lot of questions,” Markus said. ‘She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly and to the best of her ability’.”

Blanche reportedly said the meeting with Maxwell was meant to discuss anyone else ‘who has committed crimes against victims’.

“Maxwell has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her appeal of her conviction. The Justice Department, which prosecuted her, has pushed back, submitting a filing last week urging the justices to reject her request and leave her conviction intact.”

Maxwell in FCI Tallahassee, 2020. Wiki Commons.

Associated Press reported:

“’Ms. Maxwell answered every single question. She never stopped, she never invoked a privilege, she never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly and to the best of her ability’, attorney David Oscar Markus told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, where Maxwell met with Blanche.”

Maxwell’s attorney Markus was ‘thankful’ and called it a ‘good day’.

“Asked if his client could potentially receive a pardon or see her prison term reduced, Markus said: ‘There’s no promises yet. So, she’s just answering questions for now’.”

UPDATE: Todd Blanche posts about his meeting with Maxwell, says the interview will continue tomorrow.

Read more:

Deputy AG Todd Blanche Meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell Today Amid Push for Epstein Case Transparency

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BREAKING: Trump, Bondi Outmaneuver Corrupt Judges, Appoint Alina Habba as Acting US Attorney for New Jersey

In a video posted to X on Tuesday, Trump lawyer Alina Habba gave a short 30-second tour of the fake Oval Office set that was constructed in the Old Executive Office Building where most of the press events were hosted during former President Joe Biden's tenure.

In a video posted to X on Tuesday, Trump lawyer Alina Habba gave a short 30-second tour of the fake Oval Office set that was constructed in the Old Executive Office Building where most of the press events were hosted during former President Joe Biden's tenure.

Alina Habba on Thursday announced that she is now the Acting US Attorney for New Jersey after district court judges ousted her from her post earlier this week.

Alina Habba’s term as interim US Attorney expires on Friday at 11:59 pm so Trump and Bondi outmaneuvered the activist judges.

Habba resigned as Interim US Attorney and is now Acting US Attorney for New Jersey.

A group of federal judges on Tuesday declined to extend Alina Habba’s term as interim US Attorney of New Jersey after Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a pressure campaign to oust her.

Hakeem Jeffries called on federal district court judges appointed by Obama and Biden to remove Alina Habba over her decision to indict Rep. LaMonica McIver.

On Tuesday, after a pressure campaign from Jeffries, district court judges voted to oust Alina Habba as interim US Attorney of New Jersey.

The corrupt judges appointed Desiree Leigh Grace – but AG Bondi immediately fired her on Tuesday.

Alina Habba resigned as interim US Attorney before her term was set to expire – Trump then withdrew Habba’s nomination to a permanent position – Bondi then appointed Alina Habba First Assistant US Attorney which means she automatically becomes Acting US Attorney because of the vacancy.

“The reason Trump has to withdraw her nomination is because the Federal Vacancies Reform Act prohibits the nominee for a Senate-confirmed office from holding the post on an “acting” basis,” Politico’s Kyle Cheney reported.

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DEVELOPING: Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain “Cooperative” in Congressional Testimony on Biden’s Health Decline… He’s Talking A Lot

Joe Biden’s White House Chief of Staff, Ron Klain, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday about Biden’s health decline.

House Oversight Chairman James Comer demanded interviews from Biden autopen gatekeepers.

Read the letters sent here:

According to reports, unlike other Biden officials whom the Oversight Committee deposed, Ron Klain is cooperating with Congressional investigators and did not invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.

Ron Klain ignored reporters as he walked into his deposition.

Klain was reportedly talking a lot in the deposition.

“Nobody seems surprised he didn’t go plead-the-Fifth route, given that he’s been prone to speak unprompted,” a former Klain colleague said, according to The New York Post.

GOP Rep. Andy Biggs said to reporters: “In my opinion, he’s not trying to avoid answering the questions.”

“I found Mr. Klain to be very credible, he answered every single question, he was fully cooperative,” Democrat Ro Khanna said to reporters.

WATCH:

Joe Biden’s physician, Dr. O’Connor, Jill Biden’s ‘work husband,’ Anthony Bernal, and Biden senior aide Anne Tomasini have all pleaded the Fifth Amendment during their Congressional depositions.

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BREAKING: DOJ Civil Rights Division Requests Election Information from Michigan’s SOS Benson

The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is requesting election information from Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

This is a new DOJ and it looks like they mean business.  On Monday, the DOJ sent a letter to Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson requesting information related to the state’s elections.

The DOJ requests information related to Michigan’s 2022 and 2024 elections.  The comprehensive list of items covers numerous categories with excellent questions.  Here is an example of one question.

The DOJ goes on to note that neither the State nor any of the counties provided a response to Question A12h regarding how many duplicate records were removed from the statewide voter registration list.

Here is a copy of the DOJ’s letter sent to Benson.

20250721 Letter From Doj Civil Rights Division by Joe Ho on Scribd

The DOJ cc’d in the letter, Director of Elections, Jonathan Brater, who is in hot water already for having told election workers to destroy records in a clear violation of federal law.

Brater, who works for Benson, also reportedly was caught under oath committing perjury.

The 2024 Election in Michigan also had anomalies that can’t be explained away. For example, it was reported that Michigan had 500,000 more voter registrations than voters and yet the Secretary of State moved ahead with the election.

Benson is not the only wicked one in Michigan.  The state has a trifecta.

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Kristin Cabot Resigns From Astronomer After Coldplay Kiss Cam Showed Her in Warm Embrace With CEO

Kristin Cabot has resigned from her position as Chief People Officer at the tech firm Astronomer a week after she was seen in viral videos reacting with shock and shame after being caught engaging in a warm embrace with the company’s CEO Andy Byron on the Kiss Cam at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium near Boston July 16, reported TMZ and Page Six on Thursday.

Page Six quoted an Astronomer spokesperson, “I can confirm that Kristin Cabot is no longer with Astronomer, she has resigned,”

Byron resigned over the weekend after the company announced it was launching an investigation and placed him and Cabot on leave.

Viral video screen image.

Byron’s wife reportedly dropped her married name from her Facebook page the morning after the concert when the Kiss Cam videos went viral, before deleting her account.

Cabot’s husband was reportedly on a lengthy business trip in Asia when the incident occurred.

Coldplay singer Chris Martin was commenting as the camera panned the concert crowd when the couple was seen snuggling but then got stunned looks on their faces when they saw themselves on the stadium video. Each of the couple reacted as if they were caught, with Cabot turning around with her face buried in her hands and Byron quickly ducking out of view. Cabot then was seen walking away.

Martin observed as the impromptu melodrama played out on screen, “Oh, look at these two. Alright, come on, you’re okay. Oh, what? Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”

Video now with over 146 million views:

View from near the stage:

The New York Post reported earlier Thursday on Kristin Cabot’s husband learning about the Kiss Cam incident (excerpt):

Privateer Rum CEO Andrew Cabot was on an overseas business trip when his wife, Kristin Cabot, was caught canoodling at a Coldplay concert — and the couple’s relatives were likewise blindsided by the scandal, a source close to the situation told The Post.

The tipster said Andrew Cabot, founder of the Massachusetts-based, high-end liquor maker, had been on a work-related trip to Japan and returned to find himself and his family in the middle of a social media firestorm.

[Andrew] was in Asia for a few weeks and returned on Saturday, so he was gone while all this went down,” said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss the situation. “Poor guy.”

…Kristin and Andrew Cabot married sometime after her previous divorce was finalized in 2022. The source said there had been little indication of any trouble in paradise before the Coldplay concert video went viral.

A report by reporter and gossip columnist Rob Shuter says Andy Byron is considering suing Coldplay (excerpt):

The clip blew up online — and blew up Byron’s life. He resigned within 48 hours, and Cabot was placed on leave. Now, insiders tell #ShuterScoop that Byron is exploring legal action against the band and event organizers, citing “emotional distress” and “invasion of privacy.”

“He didn’t consent to being filmed or publicly humiliated,” a source close to Byron insists. “He thinks Coldplay made him a meme.”

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Dropkick Murphys Quit Punk in the Park Festival Tour Over Trump Donations by Promoter

The Boston Celtic punk rock band Dropkick Murphys have quit the Punk in the Park festival tour of several U.S. cities after it was revealed the owner of the promotion company Brew Ha Ha had donated less than $1000 to President Donald Trump.

After last weekend’s stop in Denver, the festival has two shows remaining this year: Worcester, MA on September 27 and October 4 and 5 in San Pedro, California. Leftists have started a petition to cancel the Punk in the Park festival.

The controversy first flared up last weekend when two lower tier bands pulled out of the Punk in the Park festival in Denver, citing the Trump donations by Brew Ha Ha owner Cameron Collins.

Excerpt from KMGH-TV report on the Denver show controversy:

Punk in the Park, a three-day punk rock festival held at the National Western Stockyards, kicked off with controversy overshadowing the packed lineup of 40-plus bands.

…Two bands, Destiny Bond and Time Heist, announced their withdrawal from the festival after discovering Cameron Collins, owner of Brew HaHa Productions — the production company behind Punk in the Park — had donated to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign along with other right-wing political groups, according to FEC reports.

Their sudden exit sparked heated debates among punk fans, aligning with the genre’s anti-establishment roots.

Brandon Alan Lewis, owner of Punkerton Records, first uncovered Collins’ political contributions and felt compelled to inform others.

“I felt like people at least had the right to know,” said Lewis, explaining how this revelation conflicts with punk’s fundamental ideals. “I just felt like it was the antithesis of what we represent in punk rock.”

The Dropkick Murphys played the Denver stop, but announced their decision to quit the tour on stage. The group posted a statement on Tuesday on Instagram, “Hey folks . Punk Rock and Donald Trump just don’t belong together. So Upon finding out that Brew Ha Ha promotions donated to the Trump campaign we will not be playing any more Punk in the Park shows. We kept our commitment to the Denver show because we didn’t want to leave our supporters who bought tickets holding the bag. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.”

The video features front man Ken Casey trashing Trump supporters:

 

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Cameron Collins responded with a lengthy statement posted to Instagram and Facebook which talks about his Trump donations and his current dissatisfaction with various actions by Trump this year as well as stating his solidarity with the punk rock community (click the arrows on the Instagram image to scroll the statement. (Text posted below)

 

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I have never posted anything political on our platforms and have no intention to in the future but this needs to be addressed. There have been a lot of assumptions and conclusions made as to who I am and what my values are.

Like many Americans, my political views don’t neatly fit into a single box or party affiliation. I believe in fairness, humanity, free expression, and fostering unity among people. That’s how I’ve tried to live my life and conduct my business.

We live in a two-party system, and unfortunately, you must choose based on a few important issues that resonate with you. For me, those issues were the promise to end wars and refrain from entering new international conflicts, lower taxes, and stopping government overreach.

At the time, it boiled down to those points for me. I must admit that I haven’t been pleased with a great many of the current President’s viewpoints, opinions, and policies thus far, particularly with the recent ICE atrocities and the backtracking on the Epstein files being released as well as all the posturing with our allies around the world.

I think we all probably have common ground on a lot of big issues like being anti-racism, anti-war, and the belief in human rights for EVERYONE, regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, or any other identity.

Additionally, I’d imagine we all oppose hate of any kind and passionately support this community of punk rock and its individuality that has welcomed so many misfits into the family over the years.

This community represents a wide range of views and backgrounds, and that diversity has always been part of its identity. We don’t have to see eye to eye on everything to come together and enjoy what unites us, great music, good times, and mutual respect.

It’s important to note that the festival has not and will not donate any of its proceeds to any political party. However, we do make significant donations to various charitable causes, such as Punk Rock Saves Lives and Big Brother Big Sister.

We proudly employ hundreds of people directly and indirectly at our festivals from all walks of life, race, religion and sexual orientation.

Over the years, I’ve been proud to provide a platform for artists to connect with hundreds of thousands of fans. We’ve invested millions of dollars in artist guarantees, and I’ve never censored or restricted a band’s message or voice. Our track record speaks for itself.

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