White House Denounces House Democrats’ Release of Epstein Emails Mentioning Trump

Overview

• House Oversight Democrats published several emails attributed to Jeffrey Epstein that reference President Donald Trump, including lines asserting he knew about “the girls” and spent hours with one unnamed girl.
• Democratic members said the materials raise serious questions about Trump’s knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and cited the estate as the source of the emails.
• White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt accused Democrats of selectively leaking excerpts to smear Trump and said the context of the emails is missing.
• Leavitt asserted the unnamed “victim” referenced was Virginia Giuffre, noting her prior statements that Trump was not involved in wrongdoing, and reiterated that Trump expelled Epstein from his club years ago.
• Trump posted on Truth Social that Democrats are elevating the Epstein matter to distract from a government shutdown and urged Republicans not to engage.