House Democrats released a trove of Jeffrey Epstein emails from 2011‑2019, alleging that Donald Trump knew about Epstein’s alleged girls and was present at his home.
Emails That Were Supposed to Be Confidential
House Democrats released a series of private Jeffrey Epstein emails dating from 2011 to 2019.
One email, sent to Ghislaine Maxwell—convicted of child trafficking—contained the line: “The officially sealed victim spent many hours with Donald Trump in my house.” Later the same message included the remark: “Trump is the dog that didn’t bark,” a phrase Politico interpreted as suggesting Trump was aware of Epstein’s criminal activities but remained silent.
Later emails were even more direct. In a 2019 email sent to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote: “He obviously knew about the girls, since he asked Ghislaine to stop.”
Trump Tried to Distance Himself from Epstein
Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has long been controversial.
Both were photographed together, for example at the Mar‑a‑Lago club in 2000, alongside Trump’s partner Melania Knauss and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Although Trump repeatedly stated that he cut ties with Epstein long before his arrest, the released emails cast doubt on those claims.
Earlier reports suggested that Trump had used Epstein’s private jet. Trump explained that he barred the financier from his club after “his staff stole her,” including Virginia Giuffre—one of Epstein’s most publicized victims—who committed suicide in April 2019.
White House Responds: It Is a False Narrative
The White House responded immediately to the released documents, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accusing Democrats of attempting to create a false narrative designed to tarnish President Trump.
She noted that the anonymous victim referenced in the correspondence is likely Virginia Giuffre, who, as Leavitt recalled, repeatedly said that Trump was not involved in any crime and could not be a friend to her.
Leavitt added that Trump had “fired Jeffrey Epstein from Mar‑a‑Lago a decade ago” and that the allegations presented by Democrats sought to “divert attention from the president’s historic achievements”.
Congress Analyzes 20,000 Pages of Documents
The released emails are only a fragment of a larger collection. Congress’s investigative committee released 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein’s heirs.
The content is still being analyzed, but the released emails have already sparked intense emotions and political tension in Washington.
Republicans, who hold the majority in the committee, accuse Democrats of “selective fact‑selection” and an attempt to politicize the investigation.
To date, the authenticity of the correspondence has not been independently verified by the media. MSNBC admitted this, being one of the first outlets to report on the case.
