Overview
- Speaker Mike Johnson scheduled a vote for next week on legislation to compel public release of Epstein-related records after the petition crossed the threshold.
- Democrats released three emails from the Oversight trove in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump "knew about the girls" and that a named victim spent hours at Epstein's home with him.
- The White House denied wrongdoing and accused Democrats of selective leaks, asserting the referenced victim, Virginia Giuffre, had said Trump was not involved in misconduct.
- CNN and the New York Times reported that Trump and senior aides met in the Situation Room and pressed Republicans, including Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace, to withdraw support for the petition.
- Additional emails show Epstein sought 2018 contacts with Russian officials via Europarat leader Thorbjørn Jagland to offer "insights" about Trump, with no confirmation the outreach succeeded.