Overview
- House Democrats released emails from Epstein’s estate, including a 2011 note saying Trump spent hours at Epstein’s home with a redacted victim and a 2019 message stating he “knew about the girls” because he asked Ghislaine Maxwell to stop.
- Michael Wolff confirmed he corresponded with Epstein and said there are recorded conversations in which Epstein discussed Trump.
- Republicans posted a larger trove of more than 20,000 pages, accusing Democrats of cherry-picking, while the White House called the disclosures a partisan smear and conservative influencers largely dismissed them.
- After Rep. Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in provided the 218th signature on a discharge petition, Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will vote next week on requiring the Justice Department to release unclassified Epstein-related files, with Senate prospects unclear.
- Trump denied wrongdoing and on Friday publicly urged investigations into Bill Clinton and other figures named in the materials.