The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 16th that President Donald Trump’s name appears in about half of the “Epstein emails,” which have once again rocked American politics.<\/p>\n
The WSJ analyzed approximately 2,300 emails exchanged between the late financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his acquaintances, among files released by the House Oversight Committee. More than half of these emails featured President Trump’s name. The frequency of mentions of Epstein’s name has increased significantly since around 2016, when he was first elected. The content included Epstein criticizing President Trump with friends, passing on relevant information to reporters, and answering acquaintances’ questions about the president.<\/p>\n
The WSJ explained that “(President Trump’s name) frequently appeared in shared news articles about his policies during the presidential campaign and in office,” adding that “it was a time when it was difficult to avoid talking about Trump.”<\/p>\n
A search for former President Bill Clinton’s name (Clinton) also yielded over 500 results. Most of them were from before Trump ran for president in 2015. Some were about his wife and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Trump’s first presidential opponent.<\/p>\n
Former President Barack Obama’s name was also found. Catherine Rummler, a former legal counsel in the Obama White House, was also found to have exchanged regular emails with Epstein about Trump and other topics until 2019, when Epstein took his own life. Other names searched include Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who lost his British title; Larry Summers, former Harvard University president and former Treasury Secretary under the Clinton administration; and Boris Nikolich, former scientific advisor to Bill Gates.<\/p>\n
While it is difficult to link these individuals to Epstein’s crimes simply because their names were mentioned in emails sent and received by Epstein, some content that seems to hint at this was discovered. An email Epstein sent to his girlfriend and accomplice, Ghylaine Maxwell, was released on the 12th by House Democratic oversight committee members, in which it said, “One of the victims (victims of Epstein’s sexual exploitation) spent several hours at President Trump’s home (Epstein’s home).”<\/p>\n
Epstein also interacted extensively with journalists, forming social networks with prominent media figures, seeking to capitalize on favorable press coverage to shore up his career, or seeking political advice. The New York Times (NYT) reported, \u201cEpstein\u2019s Emails Reveal a Lost New York,\u201d that Epstein\u2019s activities in the New York social scene, which was his primary playground and President Trump\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n
The NYT reported that the emails \u201cdepicted a twilight period for a group of Wall Street billionaires, media heavyweights, politicians, and socialites with deep pockets,\u201d several of whom would gather at Epstein\u2019s seven-story mansion on New York\u2019s Upper East Side. Epstein exchanged emails with Mortimer Zuckerman, then the real estate mogul and owner of the New York Daily News, including an invitation to the New York Observer’s 25th anniversary event, co-hosted by then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.<\/p>\n
Media agent Kuri Haye said in the emails that a Newsweek reporter was working on a story about Epstein’s early sexual misconduct allegations and his return to New York and that the reporter had already been in contact with people in Epstein’s circle, including private equity mogul Leon Black, Victoria’s Secret founder Leslie Wexner, and President Trump.<\/p>\n
The Times also noted that former CBS anchor Charlie Rose and film directors Brett Ratner and Woody Allen, who were all disgraced in the late 2010s during the #MeToo movement. In an email to an acquaintance at the time, Epstein wrote, “Many men involved in the #MeToo movement are contacting me and asking, ‘When will this madness stop?'”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"