White House says Epstein emails are ‘fake narrative’ and a ‘hoax’ to distract from Trump’s ‘historic accomplishments’: Live updates
White House slams release of Epstein emails mentioning Trump and names ‘unnamed victim’
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed the release of never-before-seen Jeffrey Epstein emails as an attempt to “smear” President Donald Trump.
- In one email released Wednesday, convicted sex offender Epstein wrote, “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned.”
- Leavitt said the unnamed victim in the email is the late Virginia Giuffre, who she says repeatedly stated Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing.
- She pointed out that Giuffre previously said Trump “couldn't have been friendlier” during their limited interactions.
- The press secretary said the email leak by House Democrats was a bad-faith attempt to distract from Trump's achievements, which she believes the public recognizes as a “hoax.”