Jeffrey Epstein Wrote in Apparent Suicide Note to Larry Nassar That Donald Trump 'Shares Our Love of Young, Nubile Girls'

NEED TO KNOW

• A note addressed to Larry Nassar, signed by "J. Epstein," appears to claim that President Donald Trump loved "young, nubile girls"
• The note was postmarked three days after Jeffrey Epstein's death and appeared to reference his intention to die by suicide
• Epstein apparently wrote, "As you know by now, I have taken the 'short route home,'" in the hand-written note
• The White House referred PEOPLE to a statement from the Department of Justice that called claims against Trump unfounded and false

A 2019 note signed "J. Epstein" addressed to Larry Nassar, the disgraced Team USA gymnastics doctor who sexually abused scores of women and girls, appeared to reference then-President Donald Trump and claimed the president loved "young, nubile girls."

The note, apparently handwritten by Jeffrey Epstein while he was in jail awaiting sex trafficking charges, was postmarked on Aug. 13, 2019, three days after the disgraced financier was found dead by suicide in his cell.

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The note, addressed to "L.N.," seems to reference Epstein's intention to die by suicide.

"As you know by now, I have taken the 'short route' home," the note reads. "Good luck! We share one thing … our love & caring for young ladies at the hope they’d reach their full potential."

By the time of Epstein's death, which was during Trump's first term as president, Nassar had already been sentenced to decades in prison. It is not clear if the two had any prior connection.

Though the note does not mention Trump by name, it does appear to reference him, as he was president at the time of Epstein's death.

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"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls," the note reads. "When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system. Life is unfair. Yours, J. Epstein."

Reached for comment, the White House referred PEOPLE to a post on X from the Justice Department, which claimed that some of the newly released Epstein files "contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump."

"To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false," the post reads. "And if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already."

The Justice Department has released thousands of files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender since Dec. 19, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress and signed by Trump, though some documents have been heavily redacted.

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Some photos show Epstein with individuals who appear to be children. Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein, also appears in several images.

The photos include a number of high-profile figures, such as former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Michael Jackson and Kevin Spacey, none of whom are accused of criminal wrongdoing. The images were released without context and have several faces redacted.

Trump was also pictured with Epstein in photos that were taken down from the official website and eventually put back up following backlash.

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The information contained in the files is separate from the thousands of documents given to the House Oversight Committee by Epstein's estate.

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Trump's name appears multiple times in the emails, including when Epstein questioned the president's mental state and implied he "knew about the girls" being trafficked.

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