‘I’ll do it’: FBI’s Kash Patel to ‘probe’ Trump-Epstein birthday observe; trouble ahead for US president?

FBI Director Kash Patel (ANI)

FBI director Kash Patel mentioned on Wednesday he can be open to investigating a birthday observe that Donald Trump allegedly wrote to the late Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 for the convicted intercourse offender’s fiftieth birthday. The assertion got here beneath questioning from Rep. Jared Moskowitz throughout a House Oversight Committee listening to.Moskowitz pressed Patel on whether or not he would examine the Epstein property for releasing a doc that the White House has denounced as a forgery. “You’ve seen the picture of the woman’s body with the president’s signature—he says it’s not his. Will you open up an investigation?” Moskowitz requested. After initially questioning the idea for such an inquiry, Patel responded: “Sure, I’ll do it.”The doc, launched by Epstein’s property, exhibits a top level view of a feminine determine with a message suggesting that Trump and Epstein “have certain things in common,” in accordance to The Hill. The White House insists the signature is faux. Last week, Oversight Committee chair James Comer rejected Democratic calls to herald a handwriting professional, saying the panel’s focus ought to stay on Epstein’s victims and attainable authorities involvement. “I don’t think a birthday card 20 years ago has any relevance whatsoever,” Comer mentioned.Trump has denied authoring the observe and sued The Wall Street Journal for defamation over a July report in regards to the alleged letter. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned Trump “did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it,” including that his authorized crew would proceed pursuing litigation. The controversy comes as members of Congress improve stress for the discharge of the complete Epstein case recordsdata. Trump has dismissed these calls as a partisan ploy, labelling them a “Democrat hoax.”