"US President Donald Trump's relationship with the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has once again come under scrutiny, after US lawmakers released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate on Wednesday, including some that mention Trump's name. US Democrats in the House Oversight Committee a federal body that oversees government functions released email exchanges between Epstein and some of his associates in which the former financier appeared to suggest that Trump knew about his conduct towards young girls."
"Hours later, US Republicans released 20,000 documents from Epstein's estate in a bid to counter the Democrats' email releases, claiming the Democrats had cherry-picked documents to paint a false narrative against Trump. The Republicans' documents also mention Trump's name, but these references are mainly in regards to the US president's political career. Trump, who had a 15-year-long friendship with Epstein, denies all wrongdoing and has repeatedly stated that he was never involved in or even knew about Epstein's sexual crimes."
"Epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019 after being arrested on charges of sex trafficking of minors. He had previously been imprisoned in 2008 after pleading guilty at a court in Florida to engaging in prostitution of minors, but was released from prison in 2009 after completing his sentence. While some documents relating to the prosecution of Epstein have been made public, the US Justice Department has repeatedly refused to release others, raising eyebrows not least among Trump's own Make America Great Again (MAGA) base."
The US House of Representatives will vote next week on releasing all files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released over 20,000 pages from Epstein's estate, including emails that appeared to suggest President Trump knew about Epstein's conduct toward young girls. Republicans released 20,000 documents to counter the Democrats, saying material was cherry-picked and that their documents reference Trump mainly in relation to his political career. Trump denies involvement and says he did not know about Epstein's crimes. Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008, was released in 2009, and died by suicide in prison in 2019. The Justice Department continues to withhold other documents.
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