skip to contentAdvertisementUS Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said there has been lots of sensationalism and even outright lies these past few days about the “Epstein Files.”By: Express Web Desk December 24, 2025 06:57 PM IST First published on: Dec 24, 2025 at 06:55 PM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookNassar, the former doctor for the USA Gymnastics women’s national team, is currently serving multiple sentences for sexually abusing hundreds of young athletes. (Photo: Reuters)The US Department of Justice has clarified that a letter purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein to another convicted sex offender, Larry Nassar, is fake. The letter, which is said to have been written the day before Epstein’s death, was among the thousands of documents released by the DOJ under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.What Epstein’s letter to Nassar saidIn the letter, Epstein stated that he has taken the ‘short route’ home and pointed out their ‘shared love and caring for young ladies’.Nassar, the former doctor for the USA Gymnastics women’s national team, is currently serving multiple sentences for sexually abusing hundreds of young athletes.Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls, Epstein wrote in the purpoted letter to Nassar. (Photo: Reuters)The letter then goes on to mention Trump, though not by this name.“Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to “grab snatch, whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system,” it said.Story continues below this adalso read Jeffrey Epstein was to share cell with pro-Trump pipe bomber, newly released email showsAfter the letter created an uproar, the DOJ said in a social media post that it was looking into its validity.DOJ says letter is fakeLater, the DOJ said the FBI had confirmed that the alleged letter is fake.“The fake letter was received by the jail, and flagged for the FBI at the time. The FBI made this conclusion based on the following facts:-The writing does not appear to match Jeffrey Epstein’s.Story continues below this ad-The letter was postmarked three days after Epstein’s death out of Northern Virginia, when he was jailed in New York.-The return address did not list the jail where Epstein was held and did not include his inmate number, which is required for outgoing mail,” it said.The FBI has confirmed this alleged letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar is FAKE. The fake letter was received by the jail, and flagged for the FBI at the time. The FBI made this conclusion based on the following facts:-The writing does not appear to match Jeffrey…— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) December 23, 2025‘Lots of sensationalism’US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche further added that there has been lots of sensationalism and even outright lies these past few days about the “Epstein Files.”also read Jeffrey Epstein victim who voted for Donald Trump says she ‘would love’ to see him impeachedThere has been lots of sensationalism and even outright lies these past few days about the “Epstein Files.” 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…— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) December 23, 2025“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 they simply are in our possession because the law requires this. Case in point: the so-called Epstein Nassar letter is clearly FAKE – wrong handwriting, wrong return address, and postmarked three days after Epstein died. Fake videos of Epstein in his cell. Photos with no explanation. Sensational tales and lies by random people. These are not reality. We will continue to produce every document required by law. Let’s not let internet rumor engines outrun the facts,” he said.Earlier, on Wednesday, the DOJ, while announcing the release of more Epstein documents, had claimed that some of them contained untrue and sensationalist claims made against Trump.The Department of Justice has officially released nearly 30,000 more pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be…— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) December 23, 2025“Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already,” it said.AdvertisementAdvertisementLoading Taboola...