Epstein "birthday book" lays bare corruption of American ruling class

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : " Another entry in Epstein's "birthday book" implicates Trump.
54% : Beneath it, the caption boasts that Epstein was "showing early talents with money + women," describing how he "sells 'fully depreciated'" women to Trump.
46% : Many of the lewd letters penned by Epstein's rich associates leave no doubt that Epstein's friends, including Trump, were well aware and accepting of his lust for young women and girls.
44% : Republicans, for their part, defend Trump outright.
42% : In releasing the book, Comer made clear his intent was to try and protect Trump.
42% : " The "Friends" listed in the book include presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
36% : At the time Trump claimed he didn't "write drawings."
35% : In July 2025, Trump sued the Wall Street Journal for $10 billion for first reporting on the lewd and incriminating birthday greeting.
32% : The joking tone of the book -- women described as "fully depreciated," Trump celebrating "wonderful secrets" inside the outline of a naked body, Clinton praising Epstein's "irresistible curiosity" -- reveals the utter corruption of this stratum.
31% : The casual treatment of women as commodities to be traded between Epstein and Trump, presented as a joke worthy of commemoration, underscores how normalized sexual exploitation was within this layer of the financial and political elite. Other "friends" listed in the book include Leon Black, former Apollo Global Management CEO and a client of Epstein.
25% : " Rep. Nancy Mace (South Carolina) similarly claimed that Trump was an "FBI informant" who "talked to the feds to get his guy turned over."
20% : Johnson said Trump "was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.
13% : She wrote that "it's very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it." Seeking to protect Trump, several Republican congressmen likewise claimed on Monday that the signature itself was a forgery.
1% : Bill Clinton One of the most damning entries in Epstein's "birthday book" comes from Donald Trump himself.

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