Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump was aware of the situation with the girls, as revealed in emails disclosed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats from the oversight committee of the House cited communications between Epstein, author Michael Wolff, and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend serving a 20-year prison term for offenses including sex trafficking of a minor.
One email from Epstein to Maxwell in 2011 mentioned an unidentified individual who spent time at his residence with Trump but was never openly discussed. The individual’s identity was redacted in the emails, with House Democrats identifying them as “Victim.”
It remains unclear whether Epstein was referring to media coverage or some other form of acknowledgment when mentioning the individual not being “mentioned.” Maxwell responded, “I have been thinking about that.”
These emails are part of a collection of 23,000 documents handed over by Epstein’s estate to the House oversight committee.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the release of the emails, accusing Democrats of selectively leaking them to create a false narrative tarnishing President Trump’s reputation. Leavitt claimed that the redacted victim in the emails was Virginia Giuffre, who had previously stated that Trump was not involved in any illicit activities.
‘Asked Ghislaine to stop’
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Trump had a social relationship with Epstein but has consistently denied any wrongdoing, instead pointing to others known to have associated with Epstein, such as former president Bill Clinton.
Democrats referred to another email exchange with Wolff in 2019, where Epstein reportedly mentioned that Trump was aware of the situation with the girls as he had requested Maxwell to cease her actions.
Epstein faced federal charges later that year but died in a New York City prison cell, officially ruled as a suicide. The Democrats on the panel raised concerns about Trump’s awareness of Epstein’s crimes based on the emails.
🚨BREAKING:
Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of
Epstein’s horrific crimes.<br><br;Read them for yourself.
It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES. <a href=”https://t.co/A5XgOHj2Jq”>pic.twitter.com/A5XgOHj2Jq</a>
—OversightDems</