President Trump's name appears hundreds of times in the newly-released batch of 23,000 pages of records and messages from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, raising questions about their relationship. Mr. Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has called the scandal a "hoax" perpetrated by Democrats.

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Recently released documents from the House Oversight Committee have brought renewed attention to the relationship between former President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. The records, totaling 23,000 pages, include numerous references to Trump in Epstein's emails and texts, with Epstein making critical remarks and alleging Trump was aware of his activities, though Trump has denied any involvement or knowledge of wrongdoing.

Calls for transparency have grown, with survivors and some lawmakers urging the full release of all Epstein case files. A bill requiring the release of these files is advancing in the U.S. House of Representatives, with indications that there is sufficient support for its passage despite lobbying efforts from top law enforcement officials.

Trump named hundreds of times in newly released Epstein files

Good evening, I'm Maurice Dubois. I'm John Dickerson. What was the relationship between President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender? What did the president know about what Epstein was up to? And was Mr. Trump involved in any way? Those are just some of the questions being asked as journalists read through thousands of pages of Epstein documents released yesterday by the House Oversight Committee. The president has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and calls it all a hoax perpetrated by Democrats. Now in Epstein's emails and texts, we are getting his side of the story. Here to tell both sides of the story is justice correspondent, Scott McFarlane. Scott. John, amid this tonnage of messages and records, Jeffrey Epstein is critical of the president and says he knew about the girls, turning a long simmering controversy to boil. President Trump's name appears hundreds of times in the newly released batch of 23,000 pages of records and messages from convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Something the president declined to answer questions about again today. The emails and texts involving Trump include Epstein saying that he'd met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump, and that Trump once left his nose print on the glass as young women were swimming in the pool and he was so focused, he walked straight into the door. And another in which Epstein said Trump knew of it and came to my house many times during that period, but never got a massage. Late last night, Trump called the Epstein scandal a hoax and he has long denied knowing of Epstein's crimes. I had no idea. I haven't spoken to him in many, many years. In a 2010 deposition, Epstein was asked about his experiences with Trump. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18? Though I'd like to answer that question, at least today, I'm going to have to assert my fifth, sixth and 14th amendment rights, sir. One of the recipients of Epstein's emails, author Michael Wolff, told a podcast Wednesday, Trump and Epstein were close. Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had this deep relationship. They knew everything about each other. Their obsession was women, girls, models. Today, the White House dismissed Wolff's claim, saying he's been proven to be a fraud. Epstein survivor, Annie Farmer, who alleges Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell abused her when she was 16, tells CBS News, the newly obtained messages show why the Trump administration should make all the Epstein case files public. We're just asking for the full files to be released. So we don't have to continue to live, you know, in this rollercoaster world where you never know what's coming. And so we're just asking for the full files to be released. And we're just waiting for the next one that's coming one day to the next. A handful of Republicans, including Colorado's Lauren Boebert, are supporting a bill that would require the release of those files. Wednesday, the attorney general and FBI director personally lobbied Boebert to change her mind. But the US House speaker says they will proceed on this vote, which could release the Epstein files and proceed with the vote next week. Despite the nudging and the arm twisting, there still seemed to be the necessary 218 votes to pass it in the House

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