Overview
- Mark Epstein issued a statement saying the 2018 “Bubba” reference was not about Bill Clinton and characterized the message as a humorous private exchange between brothers.
- In the March 2018 email, Mark asked Jeffrey Epstein to ask Steve Bannon “if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba,” a line that circulated widely after the records were released.
- A spokesperson for Mark Epstein told Lead Stories the reference was not to a horse, and a separate report quoted the spokesperson describing “Bubba” as a private individual who is not a public figure.
- The House Oversight Committee released roughly 20,000 pages of subpoenaed Epstein estate documents that include emails referencing Trump, including a 2019 note to Michael Wolff and a 2011 email alleging time spent with a victim.
- Rep. Robert Garcia is pressing for full DOJ disclosure of unclassified files, while a White House spokesperson said the emails prove nothing, and the president publicly attacked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she backed a move to force a disclosure vote.