Overview
- House Democrats released three Epstein emails, including a 2011 note saying Trump spent hours at Epstein’s house with a redacted victim and a 2019 message asserting Trump “knew about the girls.”
- House Republicans countered by posting roughly 20,000 additional records from the estate and accused Democrats of cherry‑picking to create a misleading narrative.
- The White House said the emails prove nothing and identified the redacted victim as Virginia Giuffre, who had publicly said she did not witness wrongdoing by Trump.
- Legal analysts and multiple outlets noted the emails alone do not establish criminal conduct, and author Michael Wolff acknowledged exchanges with Epstein and suggested recordings exist.
- After Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn in, a discharge petition hit 218 signatures, forcing next week’s House vote on requiring DOJ to publish unclassified Epstein files, though any measure would still need Senate approval and the president’s signature.