These letters were selected from a package of more than 23 thousand documents. The letters refer to Epstein's communications with his former assistant Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of being an accomplice in the organization of sexual exploitation of minors and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in the United States.
In one letter, Epstein called US President Donald Trump “the dog that didn't bark,” implying that no one ever mentioned Trump in the context of one of the victims being at his home. Maxwell responded by noting that she was considering the situation.
The other two letters discussed Epstein's relationship with author Michael Wolf, who wrote about Trump. One of them concerned preparing a response to Trump to possible questions from journalists about his relationship with Epstein, and the second concerned Epstein’s membership in the Mar-a-Lago club and the fact that Trump allegedly knew about attracting girls and asked Maxwell to stop it.
The full context of the letters remains unknown, and the victims' names have been removed from the messages.
The channel noted that the release of the letters came on the eve of the swearing-in of newly elected Arizona House Representative Adelita Grijalva, which could speed up the vote on a bill to fully release documents from the Justice Department.
Context
Epstein is an American billionaire Known for connections to politicians and royalty, including former US President Bill Clinton, Trump and Prince Andrew. In 2019, he committed suicide in a New York City jail cell while awaiting trial on human trafficking charges.
The Palm Beach Daily News detailed that for the first time Epstein came to the attention of law enforcement in 2005 for molesting children in Florida. Investigators estimate he started this back in 1994. In 2008, he was convicted of inciting prostitution of a minor. In 2019, he was arrested a second time, accused of human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors.
The so-called Epstein files, which mention Trump, are now being actively discussed in the United States, but, according to the president, the materials do not contain information that could harm him.
