The scandal intensified on Thursday after a bombshell Wall Street Journal report stated that a card signed with Trump’s name was sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. The Journal reported that one of the letters was signed with Trump’s name and a typewritten message that included an outline of a naked woman.

Amid the Trump birthday-letter fallout, here’s everything we know about his friendship with Epstein, including the timeline, photos, and flight logs.

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Steve Bannon joined a growing chorus of MAGA influencers coalescing behind President Donald Trump in the wake of the Wall Street Journal report about a ribald birthday letter bearing Trump’s name that was sent to Jeffrey Epstein,

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On Friday the president was battling fresh insult: the accusation that he had penned a bawdy birthday message and lewd drawing to Epstein in 2003. It has mired Mr Trump in the deepest crisis of his presidency.

The two socialized together frequently in New York City and Palm Beach from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. In 2002, Trump praised Epstein to a reporter as a “terrific guy” — and curiously added that he “likes beautiful women” on “the younger side.”

Schiff reminded viewers of Trump’s attacks on him. “Ever since I led his first impeachment, he’s threatened me with jail, prosecution, called me a traitor, accused me of treason… blah blah blah,” he said. Then Schiff turned directly to the camera with a message for the president.

Police seized phone message pads from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion in 2005. Two messages were from Donald Trump.