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House Democrats Release Epstein Emails Alleging Trump Knew of Abuse, Spent Hours With Victim

Democrats say the messages bolster their push to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.

Overview

  • The committee published three emails from 2011, 2015, and 2019 in which Epstein wrote that Donald Trump "spent hours" at his house with a victim and "knew about the girls" as he asked Ghislaine Maxwell to stop.
  • Democrats say the emails came from a trove of roughly 20,000–23,000 documents obtained from Epstein's estate and were released in redacted form as part of their investigation.
  • The White House rejected the release as a selective leak intended to smear the president and said the unnamed person referenced was Virginia Giuffre, who has publicly said Trump was not involved in wrongdoing.
  • With Democrat Adelita Grijalva set to provide the final signature on a discharge petition, House Democrats are moving to force a vote to compel the Justice Department to make the Epstein records public.
  • Separately, Rep. Jamie Raskin said Maxwell is preparing a commutation application after her transfer to a minimum‑security Texas camp, as allegations of preferential treatment there draw scrutiny from lawmakers and victims' advocates.