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House Republicans released a large batch of documents Wednesday that were subpoenaed from the Justice Department’s investigation into deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. This release followed Democrats publishing three selective emails from Epstein that they claim implicate President Trump.
The Republican document dump represents the latest in a series of releases, as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been receiving and posting subpoenaed Epstein materials in batches throughout the year. The newest files include book pages, news articles, and emails concerning Epstein’s financial matters.
Democrats accused the White House of conducting “a massive cover-up” by refusing to release all files connected to the Epstein investigation. They plan to force a House vote on this issue soon.
The three Democratic-released emails date to 2011, when Epstein appeared to be seeking ways to connect Trump to his sex trafficking activities. By that time, the former associates had become adversaries after Trump outbid Epstein for a Palm Beach estate and expelled him from Mar-a-Lago for attempting to recruit female employees.
In 2011, Epstein faced lawsuits from victims and increasing social ostracism following his 2008 conviction for engaging in prostitution with a minor. In an email to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein claimed a redacted alleged victim “spent hours at my house” with Trump, noting Trump “has never once been mentioned.”
Republicans criticized Democrats for redacting Virginia Giuffre’s name. In her 2025 memoir “Nobody’s Girl,” published before her April suicide, Giuffre did not accuse Trump of wrongdoing and complimented his behavior. She described meeting Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2000, where she worked for $9 hourly and Trump asked about her babysitting availability for friends’ children.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the Democratic email release a smear campaign intended to distract from the government shutdown vote dividing Democrats. She stated the emails prove Trump’s innocence.
Another email from 2019 shows Epstein writing to Trump biographer Michael Wolff, claiming Trump knew about young women surrounding Epstein and Maxwell. Epstein suggested Trump was “that dog that hasn’t barked” and indicated he was developing ways to implicate his former friend.
Democrats also referenced a whistleblower alleging Maxwell receives favorable treatment at a Texas low-security prison, possibly exchanged for her August statement clearing Trump of wrongdoing. The whistleblower claims Maxwell seeks commutation from Trump.
Leavitt denied presidential knowledge of any Maxwell clemency deal, stating it’s not under consideration.
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