Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday doubted the authenticity of a birthday note from President Trump to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed in a “birthday book” for the financier that was provided to Congress.

Asked by a CNN producer in the Capitol on Tuesday if he thought the birthday note was real, Johnson said: “I don’t. They say it’s not.”

Just before that, Johnson on the way out of a press conference was asked if he had seen the drawings, and said he had not.

“I've heard about it. But no. And the White House says it's not true,” Johnson said.

The Epstein estate, which was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee, turned over a trove of documents that included the birthday book on Monday.

It includes a lewd note allegedly from Trump, with the message contained in

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