Karoline Leavitt on the Ropes Over Trump’s Epstein Letter

The Trump White House is scrambling to contain a growing controversy after the publication of a letter allegedly signed by President Donald Trump and addressed to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday forcefully rejected the document’s authenticity, calling it a fabrication and vowing legal action against media outlets that suggest otherwise.

The letter, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, purportedly contained warm birthday wishes from Trump to Epstein and bore what appeared to be Trump’s distinctive signature.

The revelation immediately ignited debate across social media and within Congress, where Democrats seized on the report as fresh evidence of Trump’s longstanding ties to the disgraced financier.

At a tense White House press briefing, Leavitt repeatedly emphasized that the letter was “fake,” asserting that multiple analyses of Trump’s handwriting had already debunked the claim.

“Many forensic analyses have been conducted,” Leavitt said. “The president did not write this letter. He did not sign this letter. And that’s why his legal team is aggressively pursuing litigation against The Wall Street Journal for publishing this falsehood.”

Pressed on whether the White House would support an independent, professional handwriting analysis to resolve the matter, Leavitt was unequivocal. “Sure,” she replied. “We would support that. In fact, I have already seen many forensic analyses of signatures coming out.”

When asked to provide evidence, Leavitt pointed to a report from The Daily Signal, a conservative outlet with close ties to the Trump movement, which she said had consulted “three separate signature analysts” who concluded that the handwriting was not authentic. However, she did not disclose the analysts’ identities, nor were the findings independently verified.

The administration’s pushback has not silenced critics. The New York Times, after reviewing the letter, noted that the handwriting appeared “similar” to Trump’s known correspondence, a cautious but damaging observation that fueled speculation the document may indeed be genuine.

To date, Trump’s legal team has not released any formal forensic analysis of its own.

The dispute shows the fraught intersection of Trump’s political future and the Epstein scandal, which has re-emerged as a flashpoint in Washington.

For years, Trump has sought to distance himself from Epstein, dismissing revelations about their past association as partisan attacks and “hoaxes.” Yet the resurfacing of the letter threatens to reopen questions about the depth of their relationship.

Observers note that the controversy could be swiftly resolved through a transparent, third-party forensic review, but so far the White House has opted instead for denial and threats of litigation. Whether those legal challenges will amount to more than political theater remains uncertain.

For now, the nation is left with two conflicting narratives: a letter that handwriting experts say bears striking similarities to Trump’s signature, and a White House insisting it is a forgery concocted as part of a smear campaign.

Karoline Leavitt: I have already many forensic analysts coming up who said this was not the President’s authentic signature. We have maintained that position all along. The President did not write this letter. He did not sign this letter.🤔

Nobody buys this BS pic.twitter.com/liRL0v7oCj

— Ron Smith (@Ronxyz00) September 9, 2025

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The result is another surreal episode in the ongoing Trump-Epstein saga—one that leaves both the public and political establishment waiting for definitive answers.