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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Seal November 13, 2025
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Daily News Briefing
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Table of Contents
IN THE NEWS
• Epstein Email Says Trump 'Knew About the Girls' as White House Calls Its Release a Democratic Smear
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IN THE NEWS
Epstein Email Says Trump 'Knew About the Girls' as White House Calls its Release a Democratic Smear
The Wall Street Journal (11/12, Safdar, Palazzolo) reported that Democrats released new Jeffrey Epstein emails
referencing Donald Trump, prompting Republicans to accuse them of cherry-picking and to publish more than
20,000 additional Epstein documents in response. The initial emails included a 2011 exchange in which Epstein
suggested Trump was a "dog that hasn't barked" and referenced who had repeatedly said Trump
never behaved inappropriately toward her. According to the article, the release occurred after the FBI and the
Justice Department announced in July that they would not release additional Epstein files because investigators
found no evidence that would lead to an investigation of uncharged third parties and no documents warranting
further public disclosure. Additional emails showed Epstein criticizing Trump in exchanges with Michael Wolff, Larry
Summers, Steve Bannon, and others, including a 2019 message in which Epstein wrote that Trump "knew about the
girls as he asked ghislaine to stop?' Maxwell also told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in an interview that
she "never witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting." The article noted that while Epstein's messages
speculated about Trump's awareness, boend Maxwell repeatedly stated that Trump was not involved in
Epstein's crimes and behaved appropriately in their interactions. Reuters (11/12, Erickson) added that the US
House secured its 218th signature on a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing Epstein's files. The petition
aims to direct the DOJ to release files related to the deceased convicted sex offender. The petition has enough
signatures to move forward, despite opposition from the White House. Additional reporting on the story was
provided by ABC News (11/12, Hill, Peller, et al.), Al Jazeera (11/12, Harb), Associated Press (11/12, Sisak, Tucker),
Axios (11/12, Lotz, Solender), BBC (11/12, Yousif), CBS News (11/12, Quinn, Hubbard), CNBC (11/12, Mangan), CNN
(11/12, Collins), Deadline (11/12, Johnson), Fox News (11/12, Ruiz, Rumpf-Whitten, et al.) (2) (3), NBC News
(11/12, Gregorian, Lebowitz, Glisson) (2), New York Times (11/12, Eder, Confessore) (2) (3), NPR (11/12, Fowler,
Miller), Politico (11/12, Cheney, Orden) (2) (3) (4) (5), Reuters (11/12, Shalal) (2), The Atlantic (11/12, Chait), The
Guardian (11/12, Staff Writer) (2), The Hill (11/12, Beitsch, Brooks), The Independent (11/12, Rascius), USA Today
(11/12, Jansen, Mansfield, et al.), Washington Examiner (11/12, Knox) (2) (3), Washington Post (11/12, Arnsdorf,
Choi), and Washington Times (11/12, Staff Writer) (2).
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