Here’s everything you need to know about the latest Epstein files controversy
- Newly-released emails from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have opened President Donald Trump up to scrutiny once more.
- While the president has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein’s crimes, his relationship with the disgraced financier, which ended decades ago, has been in the spotlight.
- Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have shared some of the Epstein emails on social media, which mention Trump. In one of the emails, Epstein tells longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of the sex offender’s victims.
- The president and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt have both called the latest tranche a “hoax.”
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Rachel Dobkin13 November 2025 22:40
Ghislaine Maxwell enjoys a bathroom break that fellow inmates in her Texas Club Fed prison don’t get
While Maxwell’s inmates at the cushy Texas prison have to get by with two rolls of toilet paper per week, the disgraced British socialite “is given as much toilet paper as she needs,” according to CNN, which cited sources familiar with her life behind bars.
The scandal has reared its head again this week after the House Oversight Committee dropped more than 20,000 documents, containing emails from Epstein, Maxwell and other associates, which mentioned President Donald Trump. He has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Rhian Lubin 13 November 2025 22:40
GOP senator on Epstein files: ‘ I don’t think this is going to go away’
Senator John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, told CNN Thursday, “ I don’t think this is going to go away,” referring to the controversy surrounding the DOJ’s files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“ My people want to know who else, if anyone, did Epstein traffic young women to? And if they were punished, how were they punished? And if they weren’t punished, why?
Now, President Trump has turned that issue over to Attorney General Bondi. I don’t know how she is going to answer that question for the American people without releasing all the records,” Kennedy said.
He added: “I just don’t think this issue is going to go away until that issue is addressed and answered to the American people’s satisfaction.”
Rachel Dobkin13 November 2025 22:20
Trump goes silent on Truth Social after posting about ‘Jeffrey Epstein Hoax’
It’s been over a day since President Donald Trump, who typically has a frequent social media presence, posted on Truth Social.
The last post addresses the ongoing controversy surrounding government files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which Trump has called a “hoax.”
“The Democrats are using the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax to try and deflect from their massive failures, in particular, their most recent one — THE SHUTDOWN!” Trump wrote on Wednesday shortly before 2:40 p.m. ET.
The White House’s rapid response X account has continued to be active on social media.
Rachel Dobkin13 November 2025 22:01
Epstein survivor demands accountability and justice
The newly released emails “speak for themselves,” Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky told CNN.
“Survivors have been very clear and consistent about our messaging: that anyone that performs or anybody that has done any wrongdoing…should face accountability. They should be brought to justice,” she said.
“I think the only way we’re ever going to be able to do that is by releasing all of the files from the government.”
Kelly Rissman13 November 2025 21:45
Americans should ‘know the devil they decided to pick,’ Texas Democrat says
Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett demands heightened transparency from the Justice Department after the latest batch of emails were made public.
“We don’t know what the DOJ has nor what it is that the DOJ potentially was trying to do,” Crockett told CNN Tuesday.
“We need these files to be released. We are looking for transparency,” she said.
Seemingly taking aim at Trump, Crockett said: “If people decide that they want to continue to support person who may be a pedophile himself or a person who obviously is covering for pedophiles, that’s on them. But they should at least know the devil they decided to pick.”
Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing.
Kelly Rissman13 November 2025 21:35
Stunning emails reveal what Epstein thought about Trump
A newly released batch of Jeffrey Epstein’s private emails shared with Congress by the sex offender’s estate claimed that Donald Trump “knew about the girls.”
The previously undisclosed emails, published Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, date from 2011 to 2019. Republicans on the committee then released thousands of other messages, including emails to and from Epstein and others in his circle, including his attorneys, journalists, author Michael Wolff, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Deepak Chopra, among many others.
Trump is repeatedly mentioned in messages to and from Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019. There also is correspondence from his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 on sex trafficking charges.
Brendan Rascius and Alex Woodward have the story.
Kelly Rissman13 November 2025 21:25
Lawmakers question Trump’s relationship with Epstein amid email tranche
Members of Congress have been asking questions about Donald Trump’s knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s behavior after the most recent batch of records were made public.
Trump has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
“Why would Trump—who allegedly knew of Epstein’s crimes—’spend hours’ at a pedophile’s house with an underage victim? I think we all know the answer,” Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern wrote in a social media post.
“With @Rep_Grijalva sworn in, we’re one step closer to justice for the brave survivors of Epstein’s abuse network. We will have a vote. Finally. Why did the President pull out all the stops to block the release of these files?” Connecticut Democratic Rep. John Larson remarked. “What is he trying to hide? Let the truth hatch out.”
Kelly Rissman13 November 2025 21:15
Biden would have released the relevant Epstein documents if Trump was implicated, GOP Congressman says
Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez says he’s “confident” President Donald Trump isn’t implicated in the Epstein Files.
“If there was something in there that implicated President Trump, the Biden administration would’ve shown it to us when they had control of the files,” he told CNN Thursday.
Pressed as to why the White House has been fighting against the documents’ release, the Congressman said: “I don’t know why there’s a fight but, you know, the American people need to know the truth, whatever it is and whoever it is.”
“I’m pretty confident — I’m very confident— that the president is not implicated in this. Because if he was, the Biden administration would’ve let us know that a long time ago,” he added.
Kelly Rissman13 November 2025 21:05
Lawmakers push for the release of the Epstein Files after latest batch of emails
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling once again for the Justice Department to release the Epstein Files.
The DOJ “must release every piece of the Epstein files. No more secrets. The American people, the survivors, and the victims deserve the truth,” New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman wrote on X.
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez similarly urged: “It’s time for the truth to come to light and for the DOJ to release the files.”
“Our signature remains on the discharge petition for the release of the Epstein Files. It will stay there,” South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace posted. “We demand justice for the victims.”
Kelly Rissman13 November 2025 20:55
