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What did the newly released Epstein emails say about Trump?

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Recently released Epstein emails suggest Trump was aware of Epstein's association with young girls before Epstein's conviction. A 2011 email alleges Trump spent hours with a victim at Epstein's house, and a 2019 email claims Trump knew about the girls and asked Ghislaine Maxwell to stop, though details are unclear. Trump denies knowledge of Epstein's crimes and claims he ended their friendship long ago.

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New emails from Epstein mentioning Trump released by House Democrats

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  • House Democrats released emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate that reference former President Trump. 3s
  • A 2011 email suggests Trump was aware of Epstein having young girls around before Epstein’s conviction. 19s
  • A 2019 email from Epstein claims Trump knew about the girls and asked Ghislaine Maxwell to stop, though details are unclear. 54s
  • The release of the emails aligns with efforts in Congress to force the Justice Department to release the full Epstein files. 1m 26s
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New emails from Epstein mentioning Trump released by House Democrats
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CBS News
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New emails from Epstein mentioning Trump released by House Democrats

Three emails provided by the Epstein estate suggest President Trump was aware Epstein had young girls around him well before Epstein's conviction for child sex offenses.

New emails from Epstein mentioning Trump released by House Democrats
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CBS News
2 hours ago
New emails from Epstein mentioning Trump released by House Democrats

A 2011 email between Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell includes Epstein stating, 'the dog that hasn't barked is Trump,' and referencing a redacted victim who spent hours at Epstein's house with Trump but was never mentioned.

New emails from Epstein mentioning Trump released by House Democrats
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CBS News
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New emails from Epstein mentioning Trump released by House Democrats

A 2019 email from Epstein to author Michael Wolff states, 'of course Trump knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop,' though it is unclear what Trump wanted Maxwell to stop doing.

Epstein emails say Trump 'spent hours' with one of Epstein's victims
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Epstein emails say Trump 'spent hours' with one of Epstein's victims

A 2011 email from Epstein alleged Trump spent hours at Epstein's house with one of Epstein's victims; this is a direct quote from Epstein.

Epstein emails say Trump 'spent hours' with one of Epstein's victims
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Epstein emails say Trump 'spent hours' with one of Epstein's victims

A 2019 email from Epstein claimed Trump 'of course knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.'

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