Alleged letter from Epstein to Larry Nassar says:
The Justice Department on Tuesday released thousands of additional files on Jeffrey Epstein, including a letter he allegedly wrote behind bars to fellow predator Larry Nassar that appeared to suggest President Donald Trump shared his “love” for girls.
The Justice Department issued a statement later that day saying the letter was “false.”
The letter was postmarked August 13, 2019, during Trump’s first term, and was returned to the sender.
“Dear LN: As you know, I have taken the ‘short way’ home,” the letter says. “Good luck! We share one thing… our love and care for young girls and the hope that they reach their full potential. Our president also shares our love for young and nubile girls.”
The letter continued: “When a young beauty walked by she loved to ‘grab food’, while we ended up snatching food in the system’s canteens. Life is unfair.”
Nassar pleaded guilty in 2017 to possessing child pornography and sexually assaulting young women and girls under the guise of receiving medical treatment as a doctor for the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team.
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Epstein was found dead in his cell on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. His death, which was ruled a suicide, and his known ties to powerful people fueled theories about a “client list” that Attorney General Pam Bondi promised to make public in February.
His purported letter was part of a new batch of documents released overnight after the Justice Department missed a Friday deadline to release its full set of Epstein files. The documents released Tuesday included a chain of custody record showing the letter was discovered on Sept. 25, 2019, as well as an FBI laboratory examination request regarding a handwriting analysis.
The Justice Department denied the authenticity of the letter Tuesday afternoon.
“The FBI has confirmed that this alleged letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar is FALSE,” the department said in X.
The statement went on to note that the postmark on the envelope was from Virginia, not New York, where Epstein was imprisoned. The Justice Department also said the letter did not include Epstein’s inmate number, which would have been necessary for outgoing mail, and was not postmarked until three days after he was found dead. The department also said the handwriting seen on the letter “does not appear to match” Epstein’s.
“This fake letter serves as a reminder that just because a document is released by the Department of Justice does not mean that the allegations or claims contained in the document are factual,” the statement said.
While the letter itself had not been published before, The News reported on its existence in June 2023 and cited the investigator who found it, who told a prison official via email at the time: “It looks like he mailed it and it was returned.”
They continued, “I’m not sure if I should open it or if we should give it to someone.”
The letter can be found here; You can find a scan of the envelope it was sent in here.