Newly Released Emails Suggest Trump Knew About Jeffrey Epstein’s S£x-Trafficking Activities
Newly Released Emails Suggest Trump Knew About Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex-Trafficking Activities
The emails, made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, include one message in which Epstein explicitly stated that “of course [Trump] knew about the girls” who were procured for his sex-trafficking ring.
New emails released on Wednesday have suggested that United States President, Donald Trump, was aware of the activities of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including the trafficking of underage girls.
The emails, made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, include one message in which Epstein explicitly stated that “of course [Trump] knew about the girls” who were procured for his sex-trafficking ring.
The release of the messages is expected to heighten pressure on the White House to make public the so-called Epstein Files, documents said to contain detailed records of the scandal that has cast a shadow over Trump’s second term in office.
According to The Guardian, in one email dated April 2011, Epstein wrote to his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, alleging that Trump had been in the company of one of the trafficked victims.
“I want you to realise that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump… [victim name redacted] spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned,” Epstein reportedly wrote.
Maxwell responded, “I have been thinking about that.”
Another message, sent by Epstein to journalist and Trump biographer Michael Wolff in January 2019, indicated that Trump had asked Epstein to resign from Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club.
But Epstein refuted the claim, writing, “never a member ever,” before adding, “of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.”
Maxwell, Epstein’s former confidante and co-conspirator, is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence following her conviction for sex-trafficking offenses.
A third email, dated December 2015, revealed Epstein’s attempt to consult Wolff on how to help Trump respond to CNN’s reported plans to question him about their relationship.
“If we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?” Epstein asked.
Wolff replied, “I think you should let him hang himself,” before elaborating that if Trump denied ever visiting Epstein’s properties, “you can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you.”
He added that Trump might instead defend Epstein as “a great guy” and “a victim of political correctness, which is to be outlawed in a Trump regime.”
Trump has repeatedly denied any knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activities, dismissing the ongoing investigations as a “hoax.” Epstein died in federal custody in 2019, in what authorities ruled a suicide.
Democrats, however, have accused the administration of concealing information about Trump’s alleged involvement.
They have repeatedly called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all related documents, widely referred to as the Epstein Files.
“The more Donald Trump tries to cover up the Epstein Files, the more we uncover,” said Rep Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the oversight committee.
“These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the president.”
Rep Ro Khanna of California said the disclosures strengthen the case for a bipartisan push to compel full transparency.
“This is exactly why I’m working with Representative Thomas Massie to force a House floor vote on the full release of the Epstein Files,” Khanna told The Guardian. “The public deserves transparency and the survivors deserve justice.”
The House of Representatives is expected to reconvene on Wednesday following a prolonged government shutdown, with a vote on the full release of the Epstein Files possible in the coming days.
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has so far resisted calls for full disclosure, but is expected to swear in Arizona’s newly elected congresswoman, Adelita Grijalva, whose signature would provide the 218th vote needed to compel the release.
“Republicans are running a pedophile protection program; they are intentionally hiding the Jeffrey Epstein Files,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday, accusing Johnson of delaying Grijalva’s swearing-in “to defend Trump.”
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee also revealed that Maxwell has petitioned Trump for a commutation of her 20-year sentence.
“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” committee ranking member Jamie Raskin wrote in a letter to the president.
In October 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Maxwell’s appeal to overturn her conviction.
The White House has yet to comment on the release of the emails.
Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is expected to face questions about the revelations during Wednesday’s scheduled press briefing.
