Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein claim Donald Trump 'knew about the girls' involved in his sex trafficking operation, despite Trump's denials. The documents reveal Epstein's intimate knowledge of Trump and suggest a strategy to leverage this information.
Newly disclosed emails from Jeffrey Epstein reveal his claims that Donald Trump 'knew about the girls' involved in his child sex-trafficking operation, a charge Trump vehemently denies. These communications, released by members of Congress, show Epstein corresponding about his former close friend and associate throughout the last years of his life, especially as Trump's political rise drew renewed attention to their relationship. Epstein described an incident where Trump almost walked into a door, fixated on young women in a pool, and offered a reporter 'photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen.' He explicitly stated, 'i know how dirty donald is' and 'of course he knew about the girls.' One exchange with Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011 refers to Trump as 'the dog that hasn’t barked,' implying Epstein worried Trump might reveal what he knew. In a troubling 2015 exchange, journalist Michael Wolff strategized with Epstein on what Trump should say if asked about their relationship, suggesting Epstein could use any denial from Trump as 'valuable PR and political currency.' Beyond Trump, the documents also expose the extensive network of elite connections Epstein maintained, even after his 2008 sex crimes conviction, including interactions with figures like Larry Summers and Peter Thiel, suggesting a 'blithe tolerance' of his presence despite his known history of sexually exploiting children.
