US Democrats have made public a 238-page scrapbook given to Jeffrey Epstein as a present on his 50th birthday. The letters repeatedly reference the sex offender’s lecherous reputation

Main image: Detail from a birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein from Ghislaine Maxwell. Photograph: Handout

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The cover of the Ghislaine Maxwell-compiled book for Epstein’s 50th birthday. The Wall Street Journal reported on the existence of the book and a letter in July, prompting a $10bn defamation suit from Donald Trump. The US House oversight committee subpoenaed the book along with other documents from Epstein’s estate, including bank records, as part of its investigation into the handling of the late sex offender’s case