House lawmakers have recently unveiled a substantial set of documents from Epstein’s estate, where Trump’s name appears multiple times.
Donald Trump said he “doesn’t care” about the newly disclosed Epstein files.
Earlier this week, House lawmakers published thousands of records tied to the late Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, in which Trump was referenced numerous times.
The president and the White House maintain that the release of these documents is a “hoax” aimed at drawing attention away from the government’s reopening.
Donald Trump insists he isn’t concerned about the publication of the Epstein files.
The House Oversight Committee recently released an extensive cache of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, prompting renewed attention on the president — who is repeatedly cited throughout the files — and his past association with the convicted sex offender.
On Friday, Nov. 14, the 79-year-old president remarked aboard Air Force One that he “doesn’t care” if further documents become public, according to footage shared online by the White House.
“You need to look into Epstein’s friends,” Trump added. He then mentioned Reid Hoffman and Bill Clinton — but did not reference himself — despite having once been acquainted with Epstein.
Trump had previously pointed to the LinkedIn co-founder, 58, and the 42nd U.S. president, 79, while urging federal investigators to take action after lawmakers released more than 20,000 pages from Epstein’s estate earlier in the week.
In a lengthy Truth Social post on Nov. 14, Trump labeled the files a “hoax” and appeared to distance himself completely from the situation.
He further accused Democrats of using any documents that mention him to divert attention from the federal government’s reopening following a historic shutdown, adding that he has instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to various high-profile individuals and organizations, including Hoffman and Clinton.
Bondi, 59, later confirmed that such an investigation has begun.
Among the documents released earlier this week was an alleged February 2017 email in which Epstein described Trump as “dangerous.”
In the purported message to Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, written roughly three weeks after Trump’s first inauguration and cited by ABC News, Epstein allegedly wrote: “Recall I’ve told you — I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body… so yes — dangerous.”
“These emails prove absolutely nothing,” Jackson said in a Nov. 13 statement. “Liberal outlets are scrambling to use this Democratic distraction to avoid discussing how Democrats were completely defeated by President Trump in the shutdown negotiations.”
She continued, “We won’t be diverted, and this Administration will keep working to deliver on the promises the President was elected to achieve, including Making America Affordable Again.”
Epstein died by suicide in his cell at New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019.
Before his death, he had pleaded not guilty in July 2019 to charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.
The files connected to Epstein include documents detailing matters involving the late financier. Trump had previously campaigned on making these records public before recently reversing course.