Newly released emails linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein have unearthed several unsettling references to U.S. President Donald Trump, sparking renewed scrutiny over their past association.
The 20,000 pages of emails and internal documents, turned over to the House Oversight Committee this week, shed light on Epstein’s communications with socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, journalist Michael Wolff, and others.
Among them are three revelations that have caught investigators’ attention, and could reignite questions about the nature of Trump’s relationship with the disgraced billionaire.
1. Epstein Claimed Trump "Knew About the Girls"
In one explosive message from January 2019, Epstein wrote to author Michael Wolff, appearing to suggest Trump had prior knowledge of his dealings. "Of course he knew about the girls," Epstein allegedly wrote. "As he asked Ghislaine to stop."
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Another email to Maxwell from April 2011 referred to Trump cryptically as "the dog that hasn’t barked". Epstein told her: "I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump."
The comments, unearthed as part of the congressional probe into Epstein’s activities, are now being examined for possible relevance to earlier criminal and civil cases, The Mirror writes.
Trump has long denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, insisting the pair had a falling out years before Epstein’s death in a New York jail in 2019. On his Truth Social platform last night, Trump dismissed the revelations as “another Democrat hoax,” accusing his political rivals of trying to “deflect from their massive failures.”
2. Trump Allegedly Spent “Hours” at Epstein’s Home With an Unnamed Guest
In the same April 2011 exchange with Maxwell, Epstein claimed that Trump had spent "hours at my house" with an unnamed victim, though he noted the alleged encounter had “never once been mentioned” in any coverage of the case.
Maxwell reportedly replied: “I have been thinking about that.”
The White House later issued a statement clarifying that the unnamed person was Virginia Giuffre, who has repeatedly stated that Trump “was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever.”
Still, the suggestion that Trump was a frequent guest at Epstein’s residence (and that his visits were discussed privately between Epstein and Maxwell) is likely to intensify questions about what really went on during their time in the same social circles.
3. Epstein Joked About Trump’s Beauty Pageants
Another revealing email chain released by lawmakers shows journalist Michael Wolff writing to Epstein to say he was interviewing Trump that afternoon. “Anything you think I should ask?” Wolff inquired.
Epstein replied: “Do you want to be provocative?” before listing several tongue-in-cheek suggestions, including “trump shuttle” (a reference to Trump’s failed airline) and “Hawaiian Tropic contests,” a nod to the beauty pageants Trump was known to organize and judge during the 1990s and 2000s.
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Trump and Epstein have been photographed together multiple times. Credit: Davidoff Studios/Getty Images.
The exchange has reignited discussions around Trump’s history with beauty contests and his appearances alongside Epstein at social events involving young women.
Thousands of Emails Still Being Reviewed
The release of the Epstein archive marks the most extensive public disclosure yet of the financier’s correspondence. Lawmakers say it could take months to sift through the full collection (which spans from 2001 to 2019) and determine which communications have evidentiary value.
Trump has not been accused of any criminal conduct in relation to Epstein’s crimes. But the resurfacing of these private remarks may prove politically damaging as scrutiny over his past associations intensifies.