President Trump mentions leaked emails related to Epstein
Leaked emails from Jeffrey Epstein claim President Donald Trump spent time with one of his victims, sparking a strong White House reaction.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has told Congressional Republicans to stay away from pressure from House Democrats to force the full release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein following the release on November 12 of three emails from a disgraced investor that mentioned the president’s name.
“There should be no compromise towards Mr. Epstein or anyone else, and the Republicans involved should focus on opening up our country and repairing the tremendous damage caused by the Democrats!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
In his post, President Trump accused House Democrats of releasing emails in which Epstein claimed he “knew girls” because they lost the fight over the longest government shutdown in history.
“Democrats are going to bring back the Jeffrey Epstein hoax because they’ll do anything they can to deflect from how bad they did with the government shutdown and so many other topics,” Trump said. “Only very bad or stupid Republicans would fall into that trap.”
Epstein’s fate will be in the hands of four Republicans
Four House Republicans joined Democrats in signing a petition called an expulsion petition to force a vote on a bill that would require the Justice Department to release documents related to the Epstein investigation.
The four Republicans are Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Rep. Thomas Massey of Kentucky.
The Nov. 12 swearing-in of recently elected Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva gave her expulsion petition the 218th signature needed for approval unless four Republicans remove their names.
Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, was a longtime friend of Trump even before they fell out.
The New York Times reported that President Trump had a phone call with Boebert, a staunch Trump ally, on Nov. 11 in an effort to block a vote on the Epstein file. Then, on November 12, Boebert met with White House officials.
White House press secretary Caroline Levitt appeared to confirm the report in a briefing with reporters. “I think it shows a level of transparency that we are willing to sit down with members of Congress and address their concerns,” the spokesperson said.
Mr. Leavitt dodged questions about Mr. Epstein’s claims in emails, including a 2011 email in which Mr. Trump said Mr. Trump “spent hours and hours” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims. “These emails prove nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong,” Levitt said.
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