Epstein, who died in prison, was accused of orchestrating the sex trafficking of young girls. President Trump, a longtime friend of Epstein’s, fell out with the convicted sex offender before he was elected to the nation’s highest office and has denied any involvement in wrongdoing.
The emails
- “Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein said of Trump in an email to author and journalist Michael Wolff in early 2019, as Trump neared the end of his first term as president.
- In another email dated December 15, 2015, Wolff emailed Epstein ahead of a Republican presidential primary debate: “I hear CNN plans to ask Trump about his relationship with you tonight – either on air or in a scrum afterwards.” Epstein wrote back: “If we could come up with an answer for him, what do you think it should be?”
- In a third email, sent to British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011, Epstein wrote: “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is an asset. [Victim] spent hours with him at my house…he has never been mentioned.” Maxwell replied, “I’ve been thinking about that…”
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The reaction
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Democrats had “selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.”
“These stories are nothing more than bad faith attempts to distract from President Trump’s historic achievements,” she said in a statement, “and any common-sense American sees through this hoax and clear distraction from the government’s reopening.”
Democrats, however, say the emails are groundbreaking.
“The more Donald Trump tries to cover up the Epstein files, the more we discover,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) said in a statement statement when he released the documents. “These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the president.”
The background
Despite many investigations, there have been no official findings linking Trump to Epstein’s crimes.
Epstein, a wealthy financier with a host of powerful friends, died in a New York City jail in August 2019 while facing federal charges related to an elaborate child sex trafficking conspiracy.
The charges followed the Miami Herald’s reporting of a scandalous sweetheart deal between federal prosecutors in Florida that saw Epstein serve a months-long prison sentence, avoiding federal charges that could have led to life in prison.
In July, the Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump sent a tacky 50th birthday letter to Epstein that included a sketch of a naked woman, her breasts and a squiggly “Donald” signature that mimics pubic hair. The president denied writing the letter.
“These are not my words, not the way I talk,” Trump said wrote on his social media platform. “Besides, I don’t make drawings.”
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