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Epstein wrote that Trump knew of sexual abuse but didn’t participate

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The Epstein files supposedly have Trump's name in them according to multiple democrats and democratic media coverage. Many are speculating whether this is true now because of the new information that he is not in them but only knew of the sexual abuse.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/12/house-democrats-release-epstein-email-that-claimed-trump-spent-hours-with-victim/

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Overall, this statement is misleading. 

According to the Wall Street Journal, in May 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi (and her deputy) informed Trump that his name appeared multiple times in DOJ documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Although the content was not focused on Trump's inclusion, it is unknown whether he participated in Epstein's sex-trafficking regime. Furthermore, newly released emails (via Epstein’s estate) show correspondence where Epstein mentions his relationship with Trump. Yet, frequency alone doesn't mean there is concrete evidence. Many of those mentions appear in repeated or publicly sourced content (e.g., quoted news articles), not necessarily in new documents.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-jeffrey-epsteins-newly-released-emails-about-trump

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/trump-jeffrey-epstein-files-wsj.html

Exaggerated/ Misleading

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