AP Spotlight Other notable names appear in the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday book JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Sep 9, 2025 Sep 9, 2025 Updated Mar 15, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Donald Trump isn't the only U.S. president to appear in a collection of birthday messages that were sent to Jeffrey Epstein.kAmp? 6?ECJ 2EEC:3FE65 E@ 7@C>6C !C6D:56?E q:== r=:?E@? :D 2>@?8 D@>6 d_ 8C66E:?8D E92E 2AA62C :? 2 d_E9 3:CE952J 3@@< 4@>A:=65 7@C tADE6:? :? a__b[ J62CD 367@C6 E96 5:D8C2465 }6H *@C< 7:?2?4:6C 72465 492C86D C6=2E65 E@ D6IF2= 6IA=@:E2E:@? @7 F?56C286 8:C=D] ~E96C ?@E6D 2AA62C E@ 4@>6 7C@> tADE6:?VD C6=2E:G6D[ :?4=F5:?8 9:D 72E96C[ 2?5 7C@> 3FD:?6DD 6I64FE:G6D 2?5 D4:6?E:DED]k^AmkAm$@>6 @7 E96 6?EC:6D :? 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