The Department of Justice claimed Tuesday that a letter purportedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein to convicted sex offender and former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar — released as part of a trove of files related to Epstein in response to a recent law passed by Congress — was fabricated.
The handwritten letter to Nassar quickly grabbed headlines because of an allusion to President Donald Trump. The letter’s author, signing as “J. Epstein” wrote, “Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls.” The letter was sent in August 2019, when Trump was the president.
The jail flagged the letter for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2019.