The White House has issued a response following the release of emails by House Democrats, which claim that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump was aware of his activities.
The documents were made public by the Oversight Committee on Wednesday, November 12, as part of their ongoing investigation into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison term.
The correspondence between Epstein, Maxwell, and author Michael Wolff hints at Trump’s awareness of Epstein’s criminal actions.
In an email from April 2011, Epstein informed Maxwell: “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump,” mentioning that an undisclosed victim ‘spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned,’ as reported by the New York Times.
Maxwell replied: “I have been thinking about that.”
A 2015 email exchange between Epstein and Michael Wolff reportedly involved Wolff cautioning Epstein that CNN might inquire Trump about their relationship, ‘either on air or in scrum afterwards’.
Wolff suggested: “I think you should let him hang himself. If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency.
“You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you, or, if it really looks like he could win, you could save him, generating a debt.”
He further remarked: “Of course, it is possible that, when asked, he’ll say Jeffrey is a great guy and has gotten a raw deal and is a victim of political correctness, which is to be outlawed in a Trump regime.”
Additionally, a third email from Epstein to Wolff in January 2019 claims Trump ‘knew about the girls’.
“[Victim name – redacted] mara lago. [redacted]. trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever. . of course he knew about the girls as he asked ghislaine to stop,” Epstein wrote.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated: “The Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.
“The ‘unnamed victim’ referenced in these emails is the late Virginia Giuffre, who repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever and ‘couldn’t have been friendlier’ to her in their limited interactions.
“The fact remains that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club decades ago for being a creep to his female employees, including Giuffre.
“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 and clear distraction from the government opening back up again.”
More updates to follow.