In a startling revelation, emails released by the House Oversight Committee suggest that Jeffrey Epstein intended to let then-presidential candidate Donald Trump “hang himself” during the 2016 election. The emails, unveiled by committee Democrats, document Epstein’s exchanges with Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff over a span of at least eight years. Wolff, who spent over a hundred hours in conversation with Epstein between 2014 and 2019, regarded their interactions as collaborative efforts on several book projects, including “Fire and Fury,” which details Trump’s initial administration.

On December 15, 2015, the day of a CNN-broadcasted Republican primary debate, Wolff emailed Epstein with a cautionary note titled “heads up.” He informed Epstein that CNN was considering questioning Trump about his connections with Epstein, either during the broadcast or in subsequent interviews. Epstein queried Wolff about possibly crafting a response for Trump, but Wolff advised against it, suggesting instead to let Trump “hang himself.” Epstein then pondered what their suggested response might entail if they were to provide one.

Wolff’s reply emphasized a hands-off approach, suggesting that allowing Trump to mishandle the situation could offer Epstein “valuable PR and political currency.” He mentioned that if Trump denied past interactions, it would benefit Epstein’s image. Alternatively, if Trump looked likely to win, Epstein could choose to assist him, thereby gaining a favor. Wolff speculated that Trump might even publicly support Epstein, portraying him as a victim of political correctness. The Daily Mail has reached out to Wolff for his comments on these disclosures.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the email dump a politically-motivated ‘smear’ campaign which had selectively redacted Virginia Giuffre’s name from the documents. She is referring to an email dated April 2, 2011, Epstein wrote to Maxwell: ‘i want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.. virignia [sic] spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc. im 75% there.’ Maxwell replied: ‘I have been thinking about that…’ In the Democrats’ original email dump the name Virginia was replaced with ‘VICTIM.’

‘The Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump,’ Leavitt said in a statement. ‘The “unnamed victim” referenced in these emails is the late Virginia Giuffre, who repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever and ‘couldn’t have been friendlier’ to her in their limited interactions.’ Giuffre, who killed herself earlier this year, was recruited by Maxwell while employed as a spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago Club in 2000. She was 16 years old. Trump expelled Epstein from his club around October 2007 ‘for being a creep to his female employees, including Giuffre ,’ Leavitt said.

Earlier the White House hit back at the Democrats’ release of the emails, dismissing them as a ‘smear’ campaign which had selectively redacted Virginia Giuffre’s name from the documents. Giuffre said Trump never did anything wrong. The communications were released after Democrats subpoenaed Epstein’s estate earlier this year. Trump did not send or receive any of the emails, and he has not been charged with any crime in relation to Epstein or Maxwell.

In another email between Epstein and Wolff in January 2019, the convicted sexual offender refers to his expulsion from Trump’s Mar -a-Lago Club. ‘Trump said he asked me to resign,’ Epstein wrote, adding, ‘never a member ever. . of course he knew about the girls as he asked to Ghislaine to stop .’ Trump revealed new details about his split from Epstein in July, saying he banned the financier from Mar-a-Lago for poaching spa employees, including Giuffre .

Speaking aboard Air Force One during a trip to Scotland, Trump said Epstein twice hired away workers despite being warned, prompting him to declare Epstein ‘persona non grata.’ In a recent interview with attorney Todd Blanche, Maxwell reiterated that Trump ‘did nothing wrong’ and was never involved in Epstein’s criminal activities. The White House remains under pressure to release Epstein-related Justice Department files.

House Republicans have subpoenaed Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence, and her lawyers are now seeking immunity in exchange for testimony before Congress. The House is set to return to Washington on Wednesday to end the government shutdown – and a vote on the Epstein files is likely to come once members are back in town.