The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.”

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It is unclear what information Ghislaine Maxwell provided that would go beyond what is already in the public record.

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The lawyer, who represents victims of Jeffrey Epstein, said he believed the estate would turn the book over to the authorities if asked.

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For nearly 15 years, the two men socialized together in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Fla., before a falling out that preceded Mr. Epstein’s first arrest.

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