Bill Clinton was among the famous people who sent Jeffrey Epstein a letter on his 50th birthday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The letter was part of a birthday album that contained messages from around five dozen people, but Clinton was the most notable contributor when the album was put together by Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, in 2003.
The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Donald Trump sent Epstein a "bawdy" letter with a drawing of naked woman. Trump is suing the newspaper over the "fake" claim.
Clinton and Trump were both listed as "friends" in the book, along with Wall Street billionaire Leon Black, attorney Alan Dershowitz, media owner Mort Zuckerman, former Victoria' Secret CEO Leslie Wexner, and the late model scout Jean-Luc Brunel.
The album reportedly contained several lewd jokes. Black wrote a suggestive poem signed "Loves and Kisses," while Nathan Myhrvold, a billionaire and former Microsoft executive, sent Epstein photographs from a trip to Africa of animals mating.
The message from Clinton praised Epstein as a philanthropist with a "drive to make a difference" and "childlike curiosity."
"It’s reassuring isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and [illegible word], and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends," Clinton wrote.
A spokesman for Clinton declined to comment to the Wall Street Journal and pointed to a previous statement, which said that Clinton severed ties with Epstein long ago.
Epstein's birthday album was reportedly put together in 2003, three years before Epstein's first arrest in Florida and over a decade before his suicide in prison while facing sex trafficking charges in 2019.
The late billionaire is back in the spotlight as the Trump administration faces backlash over its handling of the government's files in the case against him. The Justice Department angered many Trump supporters earlier this month when it said there is nothing more to release, that Epstein killed himself and that he did not keep a secret list of clients.
Democrats have seized on the issue to attack President Trump, who was once part of Epstein's wide circle of connections before they had a falling out in 2004 over real estate.
It has long been known that Epstein had past friendships with both Trump and Clinton, and neither president is specifically accused of wrongdoing.
After Epstein's second arrest in New York, Clinton's spokesman said that the former president traveled on Epstein's jet four times and visited Epstein once at his Manhattan townhouse.
Those travels were always accompanied by Secret Service and were tied to Clinton's work with the Clinton Foundation, the spokesperson said.
