WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that the late financier mentioned former President Donald Trump several times, including a claim that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public by House Democrats on Wednesday.
The House Oversight Committee’s Democratic members released three email chains sent between 2011 and 2019. The documents came from Epstein’s estate as part of Congress’s ongoing investigation into his sex trafficking network and alleged ties to powerful figures.
Epstein, who died by suicide in a federal jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, maintained connections with several public figures for years. His death has continued to fuel conspiracy theories about his relationships with politicians, celebrities, and business leaders.
In one 2019 email addressed to journalist Michael Wolff, Epstein claimed that Trump “knew about the girls.” The email, sent just months before Epstein’s death, also referenced Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
“[REDACTED] mara lago. [REDACTED],” the message read. “Trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever. Of course, he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.”
The committee said this message referred to the period when Epstein’s friendship with Trump soured. Trump and Epstein had known each other for years before their falling out. Earlier this year, the White House stated that Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago “for being a creep.”
Trump himself told reporters in 2019 that he had cut off Epstein after a dispute involving employees. “He took people that worked for me,” Trump said at the time. “And I told him, ‘Don’t do it anymore.’ And he did it. I said, ‘Stay the hell out of here.’”
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, said the emails raise “glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the President.”
The newly released emails also include a 2011 exchange between Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In that message, Epstein allegedly told Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” with a person identified as a victim.
“I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump,” Epstein wrote. “[Victim] spent hours at my house with him. He has never once been mentioned. Police chief. Etc. I’m 75% there.”
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and conspiracy related to Epstein’s crimes.
The White House quickly responded to the Democrats’ release of the documents. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the committee of trying to smear Trump.
“Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump,” Leavitt said in a statement to NBC News. “These stories are nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump’s historic accomplishments, and any American with common sense sees right through this hoax.”
Republicans on the Oversight Committee echoed the White House’s criticism. They accused Democrats of “cherry-picking” documents to gain media attention and mislead the public.
Hours after the Democrats’ release, Republicans on the committee shared what they said were 20,000 additional pages from Epstein’s estate. They said the full set of documents provided a broader context to Epstein’s communications. Trump was mentioned repeatedly in those documents.
The debate in Congress over the Epstein files continues. Lawmakers from both parties have pushed for the full release of all Justice Department and FBI records tied to Epstein’s criminal network.
A bipartisan group has gathered signatures to compel the House to vote on a measure demanding the Justice Department release every remaining file related to the case. That effort is expected to move forward after Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is sworn in, giving the petition the required 218 signatures.
The Justice Department and FBI previously issued an unsigned memo stating that no new charges would be filed in connection with Epstein and Maxwell’s cases and that no additional material would be released.
The Justice Department, Maxwell’s lawyers, and Wolff’s representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Jeffrey Epstein’s death continues to cast a shadow over Washington and beyond. The new release of emails reignites public interest in his connections with powerful figures, including Trump.
