Overview
- House Democrats published three emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that refer to President Trump as “the dog who hasn’t barked” and say he “spent hours” with a victim at Epstein’s home.
- Megyn Kelly said the emails "sound bad" and called the episode a self-inflicted wound because Trump did not release them himself.
- The White House called the release a smear campaign and said the redacted victim was Virginia Giuffre, who had stated Trump was not involved in wrongdoing.
- Republicans challenged the handling of redactions, with the GOP Oversight Committee blaming Democrats for obscuring Giuffre’s name.
- Reporting notes that Trump has not been charged or found guilty in connection with Epstein, and that references in emails are not legal determinations.