Overview
- Mark Epstein said the 2018 “Bubba” reference in his email to Jeffrey Epstein was not about Bill Clinton and described the exchange as a private joke, while his spokesperson said “Bubba” is a private individual.
- The line appeared in a March 2018 thread released by the House Oversight Committee in which Mark asked if Steve Bannon could confirm whether Vladimir Putin had photos of Trump “blowing Bubba.”
- Beyond the meme, other emails in the tranche attribute claims to Jeffrey Epstein that Trump “knew about the girls” and spent hours at Epstein’s house with a victim, which are allegations in correspondence rather than verified findings.
- House Oversight’s ranking Democrat Robert Garcia says the documents raise serious new questions and accuses the Justice Department of obstructing access as lawmakers push for broader public disclosure of Epstein files.
- The White House says the emails prove nothing, while Trump calls the release a hoax, urges investigations into others’ Epstein ties, and has lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she backed forcing a vote on full disclosure.