Trump news at a glance: new batch of Epstein emails suggest Donald Trump ‘knew about the girls’

Release of messages by Democrats on House oversight committee likely to add to pressure on White House to release Epstein files - key US politics stories from 12 November 2025 at a glance

Damning new emails that suggest Donald Trump knew about the conduct of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Wednesday, including one in which Epstein said of course [Trump] knew about the girls" procured for Epstein's sex-trafficking ring, and another that said Trump spent hours" with one victim at Epstein's house.

The release of the three messages by Democrats on the House oversight committee is likely to heap significant pressure on the White House to publish in full the so-called Epstein files, which reportedly detail the long-running scandal that has overshadowed Trump's second term in office.