A fresh revelation from the recently released Epstein documents could contradict one of President Donald Trump’s most consistent statements about his relationship with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, after reviewing some previously unseen files, has highlighted an exchange that may cast doubt on Trump’s claims regarding his interactions with Epstein.
Raskin Reviews Unredacted Epstein Documents
On Monday, February 9, Rep. Jamie Raskin spoke with reporters about the documents he had been able to review.
The Department of Justice has been releasing large batches of Epstein-related files, many of which were heavily redacted, leaving significant portions of the information unavailable to the public.
However, Raskin was among a select group of House members who had the opportunity to review some of the unredacted documents in person.
While Raskin, 63, admitted he had only seen "30 or 40" of the documents so far, one in particular stood out - a 2009 email exchange between Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The email detailed a conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and Trump, which could potentially challenge the president’s earlier statements about his relationship with Epstein.
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Epstein’s Lawyers Report Trump’s Account of Their Relationship
According to Raskin, the document in question contained an email forward from Epstein to Maxwell, recounting a discussion with Trump’s legal team.
The lawyers for Epstein quoted the president as saying that Epstein was never a member of his Mar-a-Lago club, but had been a guest.
Additionally, Trump reportedly claimed that Epstein had "never been asked to leave" the club.
Raskin noted that this information was redacted, though he found it important to highlight, especially in light of Trump’s previous public statements.
"I know it seems to be at odds with some things that President Trump has been saying recently about how he had kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club or asked him to leave, and this was at least one report that appears to contradict it," Raskin said.
Trump’s Claims About Kicking Epstein Out of Mar-a-Lago
President Trump has frequently defended his past relationship with Epstein, who was arrested in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges before dying in custody.
One of Trump’s most common responses to questions about Epstein is that he had kicked the financier out of his Mar-a-Lago club for inappropriate behavior toward staff.
In December 2025, following new reports from The Wall Street Journal about teenage Mar-a-Lago workers being sent to Epstein’s Florida home to provide massages, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated Trump’s position: “No matter how many times this story is told and retold, the truth remains: President Trump did nothing wrong and he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago for being a creep."
Earlier, Trump had discussed the issue with reporters aboard Air Force One, claiming that Epstein had been banned from Mar-a-Lago for poaching staff.
"People were taken out of the spa — hired by him — in other words, gone. And other people would come and complain, 'This guy is taking people from the spa,'" Trump said.
"I didn't know that. And then when I heard about it, I told him, I said, 'Listen, we don't want you taking our people, whether it was spa or not spa, I don't want them taking people.' And he was fine. And then not too long after that, he did it again. And I said, 'Out of here.'"
The Struggle to Review the Full Epstein Files
Raskin explained that the sheer volume of Epstein-related documents makes it nearly impossible to thoroughly review all of them before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 11.
While the Department of Justice has released 3.5 million documents, 3 million more remain withheld.
"The Department of Justice is under orders from Congress to release the entire Epstein file. They've released 3.5 million documents and they've withheld 3 million documents," Raskin said.
"These materials could have been released long ago, but they're just being released now... There is no way, before Attorney General Bondi arrives on Wednesday, that we're going to have the opportunity to go through every redaction in order to ask thorough questions."
Raskin expressed frustration that the Department of Justice had not released these documents sooner, suggesting that their delayed release might be due to a desire to protect influential figures named in the files.
"I think that the Department of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for many months and has been trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug," he stated.