House Republican Refuses To Look at Trump’s Reported Letter to Epstein: ‘I Don’t Wanna See It’

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) refused to look at a birthday message that President Donald Trump allegedly sent to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

In July, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump sent Epstein, then his friend, 50th-birthday greetings in the form of an imaginary dialogue between the two men that concluded, “May every day be another wonderful secret.” The dialogue is inside a doodle of a woman’s torso. Trump denies sending the message, which contains a signature resembling his. He is suing the Journal for libel and is seeking $10 billion.

The newspaper published the message for the first time on Monday.

On Tuesday, CNN’s Manu Raju caught up with some Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Members he spoke with repeated Trump’s insistence that the letter did not come from him.

“The president said he did not sign it, so I take the president at his word,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) told Raju.

“I trust what the president said,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) declared.

Another reporter asked Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) if he believes Trump sent the note. “I don’t,” Johnson replied.

“I just don’t buy it,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) insisted.

The most amusing exchange, however, was between Raju and Burlison, who said he would like to see a handwriting analysis done on the letter, so long as the analyst isn’t him:

RAJU: Have you seen that letter?

BURLISON: I’ve not, but I would love to see it like, matched with his handwriting. I just–

RAJU: Here’s the letter if you wanna look.

BURLISON: Yeah, I don’t, I don’t wanna see it.

Watch above via CNN.