At first, the lewd letter Donald Trump allegedly wrote to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 was described, not shown.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the letter's existence in July, said it contained "several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker".
The US president quickly called the story "fake" and claimed the letter did not exist.
"These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don't draw pictures," he said.
But last night, a copy of the alleged letter was posted online for all to see.
As described by the Wall Street Journal, it did feature typewritten text and the outline of a woman, drawn in thick marker pen.
Today the White House denied the letter was real.
"It's very clear President Donald Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Real or not, onlookers have noted the alleged letter to Epstein shares similarities to other drawings and correspondence Mr Trump has produced.
Trump's history of drawing for charity
Mr Trump previously said he never "wrote a picture in [his] life".
But auction house archives show the US president has, on several occasions, shown off his creative side for a good cause.
Throughout the 2000s, when Mr Trump was better known as "The Donald" than "President", he donated his work to several charity auctions around the United States.
His doodles often featured a busy city skyline reminiscent of Manhattan, but sometimes zoomed in on specific landmarks in the city.
Many of them, like the naked woman on the alleged Epstein letter, were hand-drawn with a marker.
Serif typeface and a signature with a tail
Today Mr Trump might be known for his sharp posts on social media, but decades ago he favoured a polite typed letter.
Some of the US President's correspondence has been published online by auction houses in recent years, and has resurfaced again after the alleged Epstein letter.
In 1991 he wrote to a prominent gossip columnist to wish her well when she moved from the New York Post to Women's Wear Daily.
Another letter was a 1999 thank you note to Larry King, then one of America's biggest talk-show hosts, crossing out "Sincerely" and replacing it with "Love, Donald" in bold black marker.
And in a letter to singer Tony Bennett dated 2000, Mr Trump signed it and added a note in the same bold black marker.
Some of the letters appear to use a similar typeface to the alleged Epstein letter, as well as a variation on Mr Trump's signature where the final D of Donald ends with a long tail, rather than writing out "Trump".
Questions remain about Epstein letter
Mr Trump is yet to respond to the publication of the Epstein letter or the comparisons people have drawn between it and his previous work.
In July, when the Wall Street Journal first reported on the letter's existence, Mr Trump quickly called it "fake" and launched legal action against the paper.
The letter was posted online overnight by Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee after receiving it from Epstein's estate.
The White House denied its authenticity and Vice President JD Vance called it a "fake scandal".
The case of Epstein has become a political headache for Mr Trump, who has drawn criticism from both his supporters and opponents for his administration's handling of the investigation into the financier's crimes and death in prison.
Republicans on the House Oversight panel last week released more than 33,000 pages of files related to Epstein in a bid to ward off a bipartisan vote that would have forced further disclosures.
Epstein's victims and some members of Congress remain unsatisfied. Referring to Trump, House Democrats said on X on Monday, "What is he hiding? Release the files!"
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