The release of newly uncovered emails belonging to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — emails that explicitly mention President Donald Trump — is ramping up pressure on authorities and politicians to make all Justice Department files related to the case public.
The revelation was driven by a group of Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives, who have already submitted a bipartisan petition to force a vote on releasing the documents.
With Congress back in session and Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D—Ariz.), a Democrat who strongly supports releasing the files, sworn in, the political battle over their release is expected to intensify.
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Will House Pass Bill To Release the Epstein Files This Year?
The probability of a vote to release the files before the end of 2025 currently stands at 61%, according to Kalshi. Confirmation of Grijalva’s oath of office — delayed due to the government shutdown, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson — has boosted those odds.
By contrast, the chance that the vote won’t happen this year is 39%. Pressure from the White House and the Republican majority could push that scenario forward.
The controversy surrounding Epstein — a billionaire who killed himself in jail while awaiting trial for running an underage sex trafficking network — and Trump has followed the president since the scandal first broke.
Trump’s association with Epstein has long been public and dates back well before his time in the White House. The Republican has denied any wrongdoing and has not been accused of any criminal behavior in connection with the case.
The newly surfaced emails span the past 15 years. In one from 2011 sent to Ghislaine Maxwell — Epstein’s partner and accomplice — the disgraced financier referred to Trump as “a dog that doesn’t bark.”
In another message to journalist Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that Trump “knew about the girls,” apparently referring to Trump’s claim that his former associate had “stolen” some of the employees who once worked at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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