White House Spins Epstein Emails as ‘Fake Narrative’ to ‘Smear’ Trump

The White House is scrambling to spin the latest bombshell report on Jeffrey Epstein’s emails, calling the revelations part of “a fake narrative to smear President Trump.” The newly released messages, obtained and published by House Democrats, appear to link Trump to Epstein in ways that his team insists are misleading, prompting a swift and forceful defense from the administration.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt accused the Democrats of having “selectively leaked emails” to “create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.”

“The ‘unnamed victim’ referenced in these emails is the late Virginia Giuffre, who repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever. However, the emails redacted the name of the victim when they were released,” she said, without elaborating further.

Leavitt painted the emails as politically motivated attacks.

“The fact remains that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club decades ago for being a creep to his female employees, including Giuffre. These stories are nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump’s historic accomplishments. Any American with common sense sees right through this hoax and clear distraction from the government opening back up again.”

But the emails themselves tell a different story. One, from Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell in April 2011, describes Trump as “the dog that hasn’t barked” and alleges that a redacted victim “spent hours at my house with him.” Epstein wrote:

“I want you to realise that the dog that hasn’t barked is Trump. [Redacted victim’s name] spent hours at my house with him. He has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc. i’m 75% there.”

Other correspondence highlights Epstein’s international connections. The BBC reported on a 2011 chain showing Peter Mandelson, until recently the UK’s ambassador to the US, urging Epstein not to do a BBC interview. The email, originating from BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, asked Epstein’s attorney Jack Goldberger for an interview about “stories which are circulating, however inaccurately, about both him and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.” Mandelson’s reply was blunt: “No!!”

Mandelson was later sacked as ambassador after emails surfaced suggesting he believed Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a child for prostitution was wrongful and should be challenged.

The emails also appear to contradict Trump’s repeated claims that he removed Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. In correspondence with writer Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote:

“Trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever. Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.”

Trump has consistently denied any involvement in Epstein’s criminal activity, stating that while he was once friendly with Epstein, they had a falling out after Epstein tried to hire Mar-a-Lago employees. He has repeatedly labeled efforts to probe his ties to Epstein as a “hoax.”

Members of Congress are pressing for transparency. Congressman Ro Khanna, speaking to the Guardian, said the emails highlight why he is working with Republican Thomas Massie to force a House floor vote on releasing all Epstein files. “The public deserves transparency and the survivors deserve justice,” Khanna said.

Adding to the controversy, a whistleblower revealed that Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime companion and co-conspirator, is reportedly seeking a commutation from Trump, according to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas.

“You should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender,” said the committee’s ranking member, Congressman Jamie Raskin, in a letter to the president. Last month, the Supreme Court rejected Maxwell’s appeal to overturn her conviction.

With explosive emails, denials, and potential clemency requests colliding, the Epstein saga continues to shadow Trump, keeping the controversy alive and drawing sharp lines across politics and public opinion.