When asked during a call with journalists aboard Air Force One about his reaction to the publication of 3.5 million pages of documents relating to Epstein, Trump replied that he had “heard” that they proved that controversial journalist Michael Wolff colluded with Epstein against him.
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— I haven't seen it myself, but several very important people told me so. So not only does this absolve me, but it's the opposite of what people hoped: you know, the radical left, the president said. He also announced that he intended to sue Wolff in this matter.
Michael Wolff is the author of several critical books about Trump, often containing sensational stories from behind the scenes of the Trump administration. Epstein's documents released so far showed that Wolff had a long correspondence with Epstein about Trump. In one exchange, Wolff gave Epstein advice on how to approach his relationship with Trump.
Declassified Epstein files. Trump's name appears in them many times
The journalist speculated – this was before the 2015 pre-election debate on CNN – that if Trump renounced his relationship with Epstein, Epstein would be on the hook for him and would be able to “hang him in a way that would bring benefits” or “save him”, which would owe him a debt of gratitude to Trump.
In the documents published by the Ministry of Justice, Trump's name appears in over 3.2 thousand cases. of them. Some of them are documents presenting unconfirmed and mostly considered unreliable reports against Trump for various sexual crimes committed against minors with Epstein. It also includes testimony from a woman who claimed Trump raped her when she was 13. However, these charges were eventually withdrawn by the woman.
