Overview
- Democratic lawmakers released emails attributed to Jeffrey Epstein, including a 2019 note to author Michael Wolff claiming Trump asked him to renounce Mar-a-Lago membership and “knew about the girls.”
- Another email dated 2011, attributed to Epstein and addressed to Ghislaine Maxwell, asserts Trump spent “several hours” with a purported victim at Epstein’s residence.
- The White House and President Trump rejected the materials as a manufactured narrative, with the press secretary citing Virginia Giuffre’s past statements that Trump did nothing improper.
- The emails were supplied by Epstein’s estate and selectively published by Democrats, while Republicans criticized the leak and said they will release roughly 20,000 additional pages.
- The committee examining federal handling of the Epstein case now faces an imminent floor vote that could compel the administration to disclose its Epstein files.