Figures including Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and UK ambassador to US Peter Mandelson apparently contributed
Democratic politicians have released a 238-page scrapbook given to Jeffrey Epstein as a present on his 50th birthday, with contributions attributed to high-profile figures including Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the current UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson.
Much of the book seems to be a collection of flattering and celebratory letters – often highly sexualised – from people who knew Epstein. They include photos of him embracing women in bikinis whose faces were redacted, and others showing scenes featuring wild animals having sex.
The committee on oversight and accountability, the main investigative body of the House of Representatives, released scanned pages of the 2003 book after public outcry in the US over allegations of elite figures’ hidden ties to the sex offender.
The book was complied by Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is in jail for recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for sexual abuse. It also contains an image of George W Bush, who was US president at the time, but there is no suggestion there is a note from him.
