The US House Oversight Committee released over 20,000 emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate on Wednesday, revealing significant new details about the disgraced financier's relationships with prominent figures.
The documents include claims from Epstein that Donald Trump "knew about the girls" and that a trafficking victim "spent hours" at Epstein's house with Trump.
The White House dismissed the emails, stating they proved "These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong."
Andrew's Plea for Help
The emails also exposed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor pleading for assistance in March 2011 as allegations surfaced. "I can't take any more of this," the senior royal wrote to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, demanding that "Please make sure that every statement or legal letter states clearly that I am NOT involved and that I knew and know NOTHING about any of these allegations."
Andrew has consistently denied all allegations made by Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew of sexually abusing her in London in 2001 when she was 17 years old.
Mandelson's Continued Contact
Former UK ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson maintained contact with Epstein until at least 2016, well beyond his previously known interactions that ended in 2010. In an email with no specific date given, Epstein wrote to Mandelson: "you were right about staying away from Andrew." Mandelson replied: "Yes, without Andrew it would not have gone nuclear." He also advised Epstein against participating in a BBC Radio interview about Andrew, responding simply: "No!!"
House Vote Next Week
The revelations have intensified pressure on the Trump administration to release all Department of Justice files on Epstein. A discharge petition reached the necessary 218 signatures on Wednesday, forcing a House vote next week on mandating full disclosure. House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed the vote will proceed, though any measure would still require Senate approval and face potential presidential veto.
The emails included a claim from Epstein in June 2018 that he had advised Russian politicians on understanding Trump before the Helsinki summit. In one message, Epstein wrote that Russia's late UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin "understood Trump after our conversations." He suggested that foreign minister Sergei Lavrov "can get insight on talking to me," potentially for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The documents exposed deep divisions within Trump's political base, with several Republican representatives joining Democrats in pushing for transparency. Four Republicans publicly signed the discharge petition, and senior Republicans privately told Politico they expect "dozens" to vote for disclosure when the measure reaches the House floor.
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