The #Democrats’ release of the emails came hours before Speaker #MikeJohnson was scheduled to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, whom he has avoided seating for nearly 2 months since she won her election.

She is expected to provide the final signature necessary on a petition to force a #House vote on a measure demanding that the #Trump admin release all of its investigative material pertaining to #Epstein. The White House has strongly opposed the measure.

#law #CoverUp

It was not immediately clear if the release would include other disclosures…. But the emails from #Epstein to friends & associates were laced with unflattering, at times mocking, references to #Trump — including a description of Trump’s financial disclosures by an Epstein associate in 2019 as “100 pages of nonsense.”

A year before that, Epstein described Trump as “borderline insane” in an email exchange with Lawrence H. Summers, the fmr #Treasury secretary & #Harvard University president.

#law

The release of documents appears to be intended to provide #Republicans with a defense against charges that they have not released all of the government’s files on #Epstein & his longtime partner in #crime #GhislaineMaxwell — & possibly to stave off demands, including from some #House Republicans, to force the release of all of the #EpsteinFiles.

#Trump #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp

Link to GOP’s 23k Epstein docs:
oversight.house.gov/release/ov…

Oversight Committee Releases Additional Epstein Estate Documents - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

^{Oversight Committee Republicans Verified account}

In the 2018 email #Epstein wrote to Lawrence H. Summers, the fmr #Treasury secretary & president of #Harvard University where he called #Trump “borderline insane”, Epstein also made a reference to the lawyer #AlanDershowitz writing, “dersh, a few feet further from the border but not by much.” It was unclear what prompted this assessment from Epstein.

#criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #EpsteinFiles #CoverUp

One theme emerging is how #MichaelWolff acted as adviser to #Epstein. Wolff advised Epstein to be “anti-Trump” as a way of garnering sympathy.

“I believe Trump offers an ideal opportunity,” Wolff wrote to Epstein in March of 2016, acc/to the emails. “It’s a chance to make the story about something other than you, while, at the same time, letting you frame your own story. Also, becoming an anti-Trump voice gives you a certain political cover which you decidedly don’t have now.”

#Trump #law

The #journalist #MichaelWolff has said that #Epstein approached him about writing his biography. The author said he declined the request but nevertheless began interviewing the #SexOffender & conducted about 100 hours of interviews with Epstein. He told Washington Monthly earlier this year that Epstein became a source as he was writing his books on #Trump, which began with the 2018 tell-all “Fire and Fury.”

But in these communications Wolff is offering advice not conducting interviews.

#law

In tales from the surreal:

Just now White House press sec Karoline Leavitt appeared to confirm to reporters that Rep #LaurenBoebert met Wednesday in the #SituationRoom to discuss the #Epstein case & demands for the public release of the investigative case file.

“Doesn’t that show the level of transparency, when we are willing to sit down with members of Congress & address their concerns?” Leavitt said

#Trump #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #EpsteinFiles #CoverUp

Via southpaw:

Lest there be any insinuation that #Democrats spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released.

#NotAHoax

#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #EpsteinFiles #CoverUp

Yuck. Lawrence H. Summers [Larry], the fmr #Treasury secretary & president of #Harvard University email to #Epstein October 2017:

BTWs, so much for his directive “DO NOT REPEAT”

#Trump #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #EpsteinFiles #CoverUp

#LaurenBoebert is one of 3 #Republican #women in the #House who have signed on to a petition aimed at forcing a vote on a bill demanding that the #DOJ release all of its investigative files on #Epstein.

If they refuse to remove their names, the petition is set later Wednesday to reach the 218 signatures needed to compel action within weeks.

#Trump #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #EpsteinFiles #CoverUp

#Trump *connected with* #LaurenBoebert by phone Tues morning, acc/to 2 people familiar with the call, a day before Speaker #MikeJohnson was set to finally swear in a #Democrat, Rep #AdelitaGrijalva of AZ, who was expected to provide the 218th signature needed to force the #Epstein vote. [Also before today’s release of emails]

Trump has also been reaching out by phone to #NancyMace (R-SC), another of the #Republicans who have signed the petition…. The two have not yet connected.

#law #rape

Well, there ya go, Rep #AdelitaGrijalva #Democrat of #Arizona has been sworn in.

She will be the 218th signature needed to force the #EpsteinFiles release vote, as long as no #Republicans defect.

#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp

#House #Congress #Shutdown
apnews.com/article/adelita-gri…

#GiftArticle

#JeffreyEpstein Alleged in Emails That #Trump Knew of His Conduct

#House #Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which #Epstein wrote that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages that suggested that the convicted sex offender believed Trump knew far more about his abuse than he has acknowledged.

#criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #felon47 #EpsteinFiles
nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/poli…