Epstein referenced Trump in private emails to Ghislaine Maxwell and others, new records show

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The late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein discussed President Donald Trump in emails released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday. The Democrats on the committee released three emails Wednesday that Epstein’s estate provided them — prompting Republicans to release their own stash of 20,000 pages of Epstein documents hours later, while the White House accused Democrats of seeking to distract from the government shutdown. In response, Trump announced Friday that he would direct the Justice Department and the FBI to investigate Epstein’s relationship with those including former President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary during the Clinton administration Larry Summers and others. "This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats," Trump said in a Friday Truth Social post. WHITE HOUSE SLAMS DEMS' 'BAD-FAITH' EPSTEIN DOC RELEASE AS DEMAND FOR FILES INTENSIFIES Meanwhile, Clinton has denied that he ever visited Epstein’s island, and wrote in his 2024 memoir "Citizen" that he wished they’d never met. Clinton has not been accused of engaging in any sexual misconduct in connection to Epstein or his victims. A spokesperson for Summers did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Included in the documents released Wednesday are emails between Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell , and correspondence with author Michael Wolff, former President Barack Obama's White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler, among others, where Epstein mentions Trump. "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. police chief. etc. im 75 % there," Epstein said in an email to Maxwell in April 2011, which was provided with other correspondence to the committee by Epstein’s estate in response to a subpoena request. "I have been thinking about that…" Maxwell said in response.…