House committee release image of a suggestive birthday message President Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein

WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - As President Donald Trump keeps his sights on crime and immigration, a first look at a birthday message he allegedly wrote in 2003 to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is grabbing headlines.

It's a drawing of a woman's torso around an imagined conversation that reads in part, "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

The White House arguing it's a fake and not his signature, echoed by Republican lawmakers.

"To me, it's just bogus. The whole thing is bogus right now," said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN).

President Trump has denied having anything to do with the letter, first reported by the Wall Street Journal in July, prompting him to file a $10 billion defamation suit.

The House Oversight Committee released it Monday as part of a trove of subpoenaed Epstein documents.

"The president now is walking into his own lie and cover up," said Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA).

The president focused instead on his immigration crackdown, with the Department of Homeland Security confirming its launched a new ICE operation in Chicago branded Operation Midway Blitz.

No sign yet of a threatened National Guard deployment to crack down on crime.

"We'd love to go into Chicago and straighten it out," Trump spoke.

City and state leaders calling it all unnecessary, though a new Supreme Court ruling may limit their ability to push back.

The high court's conservative majority lifted restrictions on ICE operations in Los Angeles, putting a hold on a lower court ruling that blocked patrols and raids based on broad criteria like speaking Spanish.

The White House rejecting allegations of racial profiling, insisting ICE detentions are based on "a multitude of factors."