The Justice Department has issued a cautionary statement about a fabricated letter, underscoring that just because a document is disseminated by their agency, it doesn’t mean the contents are true. This statement was posted on the platform X shortly after the document, part of a collection of Epstein-related records, was made public.

While the letter doesn’t directly mention Trump by name, it alludes to “our president.” The correspondence, believed to have been sent in August 2019—the same month of Epstein’s suicide—coincides with Trump’s presidency during that period.

In addressing the authenticity of the letter, the Justice Department highlighted inconsistencies, noting it was postmarked from Virginia rather than New York, where Epstein was detained. Moreover, the return address matched a different jail from the one Epstein was in, and it was processed three days following his death.

To date, Trump has not faced any allegations or criminal charges linked to Epstein.

The letter begins with “Dear L.N.,” and continues, “As you know by now, I have taken the ‘short route’ home. Good luck! We shared one thing… our love and caring for young ladies and the hope they’d reach their full potential. Our President also shares our love of young, nubile girls.” It includes another inappropriate remark regarding Trump’s behavior towards women.

“Life is unfair,” the letter reads.

In a separate statement the department released earlier Tuesday, not aimed at any specific record in the most recent release, the Department said that some of the documents released “contain untrue and sensationalist claims” against the president.

“To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already.”

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment on the letter.

While the letter is addressed to an “L.N.,” a photo of the envelope – postmarked on August 13, 2019 and addressed to the former Olympic doctor and sex offender – was released by the DOJ. The envelope was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York City to Nassar, who was listed as an inmate at a federal prison in Arizona.

The letter was postmarked three days after Epstein died. Prison staff are authorised to read and inspect outgoing mail, which can cause delays. It’s not clear why Epstein’s letter was permitted by prison officials to be sent and why it was delayed.

Based on prison documents released from a Freedom of Information Act request, CNN previously reported that while he was jailed, Epstein appeared to send a letter to Nassar — although the contents of the letter were not disclosed. It was discovered by prison officials investigating Epstein’s suicide weeks after his death. It is not known if Nassar and Epstein had a relationship.

The FBI in 2020 requested from its laboratory a handwriting analysis be done to compare the letter to other writings from Epstein, according to another document posted on Tuesday from the DOJ. While the latest DOJ statement said the FBI had confirmed the letter was “fake,” it did not specifically say that conclusion was based on the 2020 handwriting analysis.