After the release of a lewd birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein containing what appeared to be Donald Trump’s signature, the White House called the document a fake.

Taylor Budowich, the deputy chief of staff for communications, posted on social media several recent photos of the president’s signature to make the point.

Trump’s wavy signature, once described as resembling a seismograph, has evolved over the years. But one distinct difference between the signatures on Budowich’s posts and the Epstein birthday card is that the birthday card has only a signed first name for Trump, something he has typically reserved for personal notes.

Several letters that Trump wrote to New York City officials from 1987 through 2001 show him signing only his first name, and those signatures closely match

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