Petition to trigger US House vote on release of Epstein files reaches required total – live

Congress’ newest member, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, signs petition which should force House vote on legislation to release Epstein files

• Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggest

• Analysis: Epstein emails thrust Trump back into spotlight over past ties

In a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.

In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you, or, if it really looks like he could win, you could save him, generating a debt.”

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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