Epstein privately alleged Trump knew about the girls; the released record does not settle what he meant
Emails released by House investigators show Epstein alleging that Trump knew about the girls and had spent hours at Epstein's house with a victim. Those are Epstein's assertions, not independent proof. In a separate sworn deposition, Virginia Giuffre said Trump did not have sex with the girls she knew, did not flirt with her, and was not someone she recalled seeing together with Epstein.
Entities and roles
- Jeffrey Epsteinauthor of the released allegations
- Donald J. Trumpsubject of released email allegations and deposition testimony
Claims and evidence
- allegationalleged
In emails released by House investigators, Epstein alleged that Trump knew about the girls and had spent hours at Epstein's house with a victim; the documents do not independently establish what Trump knew, and the phrase about the girls remains ambiguous.
- Associated Press: Epstein email says Trump knew about the girls as White House calls its release a Democratic smearExplanation that the meaning of the 2019 phrase is unclear
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Democrats: House Oversight Committee Releases Jeffrey Epstein Email Correspondence, Raising Questions About White House Coverup of Epstein FilesReleased 2011 and 2019 emails and committee description
- factdocumented
In a 2016 sworn deposition, Virginia Giuffre said Trump did not partake in sex with the girls she knew, never flirted with her, and was not someone she recalled seeing together with Epstein.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit filing: Giuffre v. Maxwell, Document 286 exhibits, including Virginia Giuffre deposition volume IIVirginia Giuffre deposition volume II, November 14, 2016, transcript pages 24–26 of filed exhibit