House Republicans said Democrats had redacted Ms Giuffre’s name from the published emails because they were “trying to create a fake narrative to slander President Trump”. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Democrats had “selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump”. “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,” Ms Leavitt added. The newly unearthed material will nevertheless pile pressure on Mr Trump as he seeks to quell the furore over his administration’s handling of the so-called “Epstein files”. The White House swiftly denied the letter came from Mr Trump, saying the signature did not match that of the president.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2025 18:01 UTC