A Story About Trump and Epstein

A newspaper report says Donald Trump wrote a letter to his friend, Jeffrey Epstein. The letter was for Epstein’s birthday. It had a drawing and a strange message inside. The message talked about a secret they both knew.

Trump has denied writing the letter. He says the story is not true and is fake. He filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for writing it. People know Trump and Epstein were friends a long time ago. But Trump says they stopped being friends before Epstein got into trouble.

This new story makes people ask more questions. They want to know what the relationship between Trump and Epstein was really like. Trump has told the government to release some information, but it might not show much.

This version is simplified for beginner English readers.
Trump and the Epstein Letter

A newspaper said President Trump has a new problem because of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a man who did very bad things. The story says that a friend of Epstein asked Trump to write a letter for Epstein’s birthday in 2003. The letter had a rude drawing and a made-up talk between Trump and Epstein about a secret.

Trump says he did not write the letter and that the story is fake. He is now suing the newspaper. It is known that Trump and Epstein were friends a long time ago. But Trump says he had a falling-out with him before Epstein got into big trouble.

This new report makes people more interested in their past. Trump has tried to downplay their friendship, but his own words from the past make it confusing. People want to know how close they really were.


This version is for intermediate English learners.
Renewed Scrutiny of Trump-Epstein Relationship

A Wall Street Journal report has intensified scrutiny of President Trump’s relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein. The report alleges that a letter, purportedly from Trump, was submitted for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003. This letter is said to contain a lewd drawing and an imagined conversation where the two men discuss a shared secret knowledge about life.

Trump has vehemently denied the letter’s authenticity, filing a libel lawsuit against the publisher. While Trump acknowledges a past friendship, he claims to have had a falling-out with Epstein in 2004, before Epstein’s legal troubles began. However, Trump’s attempts to downplay their connection are contradicted by his past statements, including a 2002 comment where he described Epstein as a “terrific guy” who liked women “on the younger side.”

This new report, combined with Trump’s inconsistent statements, has fueled speculation about what he knew of Epstein’s proclivities. Despite Trump’s denials of ever flying on Epstein’s plane or knowing Prince Andrew well—claims disproven by evidence—questions about the depth of their relationship and what might be contained in unreleased Epstein-related files persist, undermining his credibility.

This version is for advanced English readers with more complex vocabulary and sentence structure.

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I. Basic
  • report - A piece of writing that gives information about an event or situation.
  • secret - Something that is kept hidden or known only by a few people.
  • denied - To say that something is not true.
II. Intermediate
  • secret - Something that is kept hidden from other people.
  • falling-out - A serious argument or disagreement that ends a friendship.
  • downplay - To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.
III. Advanced
  • scrutiny - Critical observation or detailed examination.
  • vehemently - In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling.
  • proclivities - A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.