Gabrielle Sanchez

Among the trove of documents released by the Justice Department are redacted photographs, court records, and a handwritten letter.

A photo of the letter shows an alleged correspondence between Jeffrey Epstein and another convicted sex offender, former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar.

The letter from 2019 describes Epstein's and Nassar's love for, quote, young ladies, and later describes President Trump as sharing their same passion.

Hours after the release...

DOJ officials posted on X they were vetting the validity of the letter they presented online.

Two hours later, a second social post described the letter as fake.

It wasn't immediately clear what information the department learned in the interim.

The FBI declined comment.

Gabriel Sanchez, NPR News, Washington.