Notes from Trump and Mandelson among alleged messages in Epstein 'birthday book'

Files from a 'birthday book' compiled for the enactment trafficker Jeffrey Epstein look to see a glowing publication from the existent UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson.

Documents look to amusement Lord Mandelson calling Epstein my "best pal" and penning of the person "taking you by surprise… successful 1 of his glorious homes helium likes to stock with his friends (yum yum)".

The pages are contained successful files from the property of the deceased billionaire paedophile, handed implicit to a Congressional committee.

The postulation of day tributes see a hand-drawing of a woman's body, signed "Donald". They besides incorporate a representation of Epstein holding an outsized cheque, signed by "DJTRUMP".

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Beneath the representation is simply a handwritten connection that reads: "Jeffrey showing aboriginal talents with wealth + women! Sells 'fully depreciated (redacted) to Donald Trump for $22,500."

The US president has denied immoderate impropriety involving Epstein, whom helium erstwhile counted arsenic a friend.

The newly-released files were handed implicit pursuing a request by the Oversight Committee of the US Congress.

They are from a publication complied by Epstein's co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, to observe Epstein's 50th day successful 2003.

Mandelson's connection to 'best pal'

A fig of pages see pictures of Lord Mandelson, a erstwhile Labour minister, and a connection that reads:

"Once upon a time, an intelligent, sharp-witted antheral they telephone "mysterious" parachuted into my life.

"You would walk galore hours conscionable waiting for him to crook up."

"And often, nary sooner were you getting utilized to having him around, you would abruptly beryllium alone…. again.

"Leaving you with immoderate "interesting" friends to entertain instead….

"Or conscionable immoderate dogs to support you institution (he wasn't ever truthful keen connected them)

"But past helium would parachute backmost in…

"Very occasionally, taking you by astonishment successful immoderate acold disconnected places

"Or successful 1 of his glorious homes helium likes to stock with his friends (yum yum)

"But, wherever helium is successful the world, helium remains my champion pal!

"Happy birthday, Jeffrey we emotion you!!"

Pictures of Lord Mandelson look connected the pages, which see an representation of a tropical island.

Previously, a 2019 study by JP Morgan slope suggested Lord Mandelson had stayed astatine Epstein's New York level successful 2009, portion the disgraced financier was successful jail.

Epstein was serving an 18-month condemnation aft pleading blameworthy to procuring a idiosyncratic nether the property of 18 for prostitution.

At the time, Lord Mandelson was the concern caput successful the UK government, nether past premier curate Gordon Brown.

Sky News contacted the British embassy successful Washington for comment, and was referred to earlier statements from Mandelson, including an interrogation with Sky News successful May this year.

Asked past astir the New York story, helium said: "I'm not answering immoderate questions astir him. My cognition of him is thing I regret, I privation I'd ne'er met him successful the archetypal place."

Asked wherefore helium had an relation with Epstein portion helium was successful jail, Lord Mandelson replied: "Why did galore radical conscionable him? He was a prolific networker and I privation I'd ne'er met him successful the archetypal place."