Overview
- Newly reported congressional materials, described by CNN, show politicians, bankers and business leaders sought Jeffrey Epstein’s information and advice about President Donald Trump.
- The correspondence names Stacey Plaskett, Larry Summers, Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel and Thomas Pritzker among those who exchanged messages with Epstein.
- Some of the exchanges occurred after Epstein had already been accused or convicted of sexual offenses.
- House Democrats released portions of Epstein’s emails in November that they say raise questions about what Trump knew, and the White House called the move an attempt to smear the president.
- Trump said he signed a bill requiring publication of Epstein-related files and claimed the releases will expose ties to Democrats, including Bill Clinton and Hakeem Jeffries, while the law directs DOJ to disclose the records within 30 days after previously providing Congress about 50,000 pages.