Vice President JD Vance clarified his criticism of a recent Wall Street Journal article on a “bawdy” letter President Donald Trump reportedly wrote to Jeffrey Epstein for his birthday – a report Vance originally called “bullshit.”

Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had signed a cryptic letter to Epstein for the book, written in the outline of a naked woman. At the time, Vance called the story “complete and utter bulls--t” and complained that the newspaper never showed them a copy of the alleged letter.

Epstein died in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. His ties to prominent figures, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Bill Gates, have spawned rumors of a “client list” and alleged blackmail material.