The White House has continued to deny that Trump wrote a note in the so-called birthday book celebrating Epstein’s 50th birthday

Speaker Mike Johnson, when asked if he believed the letter was indeed written by Trump, replied, “I don’t. They say it’s not.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune similarly dodged the question: “There’s a dispute about whether that’s really his signature,” he said. “So it’s just going to be argued back-and-forth.”

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the committee had not brought in handwriting experts to verify Trump’s signature on the letter, nor was that an important issue for his committee.