FBI was ordered to flag any mention of Trump in Epstein files, top Democrat says

Los Angeles Times ^ | July 18, 2025 1:05 PM PT | Michael Wilner and Jenny Jarvie

[E. Pluribus Unum]

• The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump sent a raunchy 50th birthday card to Epstein that included a sketch of a naked woman, featuring breasts and a squiggly “Donald” signature mimicking pubic hair.

• Trump has threatened to sue the Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch.

WASHINGTON — FBI officials reviewing more 100,000 records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation in March were directed to flag any documents that mentioned President Trump, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Friday.

In a letter to leadership of the Justice Department, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said his office “was told that these personnel were instructed to ‘flag’ any records in which President Trump was mentioned.”

Durbin’s statement comes after a report in the Wall Street Journal that Trump sent a raunchy 50th birthday card to Epstein that included a sketch of a naked woman, featuring breasts and a squiggly “Donald” signature mimicking pubic hair.

The Journal reviewed copies of a collection of lewd letters that Epstein’s longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, gathered from Epstein’s friends and colleagues and compiled in an album to mark his 2003 birthday.

Trump, who denies writing the letter, has repeatedly threatened to sue the Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch.

“I look forward to getting Rupert Murdoch to testify in my lawsuit against him and his ‘pile of garbage’ newspaper, the WSJ,” Trump wrote Friday on TruthSocial. “That will be an interesting experience!!!”

Trump had already been facing mounting pressure from his MAGA base to publicly release Justice Department files from the case of Epstein, a disgraced financier whose sprawling sex trafficking ring victimized more than 200 women and underage girls.

Trump ordered Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi to reverse course on a recent decision to close the case and unseal grand jury testimony.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
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[struggle]

I’m sure the Biden FBI already did that

[Mark]

LA Times won’t report that WS Journal ordered to pay Trump 1 Trillion dollars.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Trump had already been facing mounting pressure from [Loser Socialist Democrats and their Knee-Padded Enemy Media] to publicly release...”

Fixed! :)

[Seruzawa]

Since DemonRATs are actual pedophile friendly protectors of child mutilating perverts I would never vote for one even if Trump did send a card to Epstein. I am sure he didn’t. It’s just more lies like Russiagate.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Yeah that’s total BS wanna know why, simple..a few months ago when some files were released I saw Donald Trump’s name at least FIFTEEN TIMES mentioned on flight logs and also in phone book entries..so yeah if they were going to flag his name and cover it up, how come they didnt delete those listings

[digger48]

Well, if Turbin Durban and LA Slimes says so...

[Jane Long]

Turban Durbin trying to stir up up more fake news $#!t.

If they ever had anything on President Trump, in any of those, or, ANY files, they’d have played that card long ago.

Give it up, liars.

He’s the perfect example of why we so badly need term limits. He should’ve term limited out, YEARS ago.

[Kleon]

Trump is about to sue Dick Durbin into poverty

[enumerated]

Yeah sure…

[MNJohnnie]

Simple question for the Slime Machine pretending to be journalists.

Why did the Biden regime cover up this suppose evidence given all it other attempts to jail or smear Trump?

[gloryblaze]

The old “I’ve been told ...” line.

Worse than “I don’t recall.”

Dirty seed planted. It’ll be watered and fertilized and weeded and bug-sprayed.

Makes me sad.

[odawg]

“...that included a sketch of a naked woman, featuring breasts and a squiggly “Donald” signature mimicking pubic hair...”

They made sure there could not be a forensic examination of the note.

[Organic Panic]

“Sources Say”

[antidemoncrat]

“FBI was ordered to flag any mention of Trump in Epstein files, top Democrat says”

Geeze, I gotta believe this as Democrats never lie ... Bwhahahahahahaha

[ncalburt]

The. LA Slimes is OWNED by a Chinese Commie Billionaire whose
CCP linked Daughter Runs it .
Why is the actual Chinese Commie Propaganda Newsletter
allowed to be posted here .
Evil Dick Face Durbain is quoted .
LOL .

[Parley Baer]

Dirty Dick Durbin is about as untrustworthy as they come.

[qwertyz]

Ah, yes, the old pubic hair trick. Brings back memories .... “Anita Hill testified that Thomas had once examined a Coke can on his desk and asked, ‘Who has put pubic hair on my Coke?’”

[jimfree]

It’s called a process audit. At least in my former world it would be. Looking forward to hearing the results.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Why is the actual Chinese Commie Propaganda Newsletter allowed to be posted here .

I think it's important to know what lies they're telling today.