The Justice Department has dismissed a viral letter allegedly written by Jeffrey Epstein to disgraced former Olympic doctor Larry Nassar as a complete fabrication, calling it “clearly fake” following an FBI investigation.
The letter, which surfaced Tuesday as part of the DOJ’s mass release of Epstein-related materials, included bizarre and inflammatory lines about taking the “short route home” and suggested that “our president” likes young girls. It quickly made waves online, prompting a swift response from federal authorities.
According to the FBI, the letter lacked critical elements that would be present in legitimate outgoing federal jail mail. It was postmarked in Virginia—three days after Epstein was found dead in a New York jail cell—and did not include his inmate number or housing unit. The handwriting also failed to match Epstein’s known samples.
“There has been lots of sensationalism and even outright lies these past few days about the ‘Epstein Files,’” said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. “But let’s separate fact from fiction. Document production is just that. We produce documents, and sometimes this can result in releasing fake or false documents because the law requires it.”
Blanche explicitly called out the Nassar letter as fraudulent, saying, “Wrong handwriting, wrong return address, and postmarked three days after Epstein died.” He also criticized the media frenzy surrounding other alleged Epstein-related content, including “fake videos,” “photos with no explanation,” and “sensational tales and lies by random people.”
The letter was received at the prison where Nassar is incarcerated and was flagged for further review by the FBI. Nassar is currently serving a decades-long sentence for molesting numerous underage female athletes while working for Michigan State University and the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team.
The letter, which included the line, “We shared one thing… our love and caring for young ladies,” was quickly weaponized online to generate conspiracy theories implicating public figures. But federal investigators have concluded it holds no weight.
The massive document release—totaling roughly 30,000 files—was triggered by legislation signed by President Donald Trump last month. The bill mandates the disclosure of all Epstein-related documents, a move Trump said would bring “transparency” and end “politically motivated distractions.”
Trump has long dismissed attempts to link him to Epstein’s crimes as a “Democrat hoax” designed to smear his name and undermine his presidency. To date, no credible evidence has surfaced tying Trump to Epstein’s criminal conduct.
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