Overview
- Committee Democrats published three emails attributed to Jeffrey Epstein that reference Donald Trump, drawn from a large document production by Epstein’s estate.
- In an April 2011 email to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein wrote that a victim “passed hours in my house with him” and called Trump “the dog that hasn’t barked.”
- A December 2015 exchange shows Michael Wolff warning Epstein that CNN might ask Trump about their ties, with Wolff advising Epstein to let any denials become leverage.
- In a January 2019 note to Wolff, Epstein asserted that Trump “of course knew about the girls” and had asked Maxwell to stop.
- Democrats say the emails justify forcing a full release of Epstein-related records, the White House denounces the disclosures as selective and defamatory, and staff redacted victim identifiers; the emails are allegations and have not resulted in charges against Trump.