"WASHINGTON (AP) - Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump "knew about the girls," according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew - and whether it pertained to the sex offender's crimes - is unclear. The White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released"
"three emails referencing Trump, including one Epstein wrote in 2011 in which he told confidant Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a sex trafficking victim. The disclosures seemed designed to raise new questions about Trump's friendship with Epstein and about what knowledge he may have had regarding what prosecutors call a yearslong effort by Epstein to exploit underage girls."
"The Republican businessman-turned-politician has consistently denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and has said he ended their relationship years ago. The version of the 2011 email released by the Democrats redacted the name of the victim, but Republicans on the committee later said it was Virginia Giuffre, who accused Epstein of arranging for her to have sexual encounters with a number of his rich and powerful friends. Epstein took his own life in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges."
Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump "knew about the girls," but what he knew and whether it related to Epstein's crimes remains unclear. The White House accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released three emails referencing Trump, including a 2011 message to Ghislaine Maxwell saying Trump had "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a sex trafficking victim. The disclosures raised questions about Trump's friendship with Epstein and possible knowledge of efforts to exploit underage girls. Trump has denied any knowledge and says he ended their relationship years ago. Epstein died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial.
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