NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- Donald Trump said he “doesn’t care” about the release of Epstein files<\/li>\n
- House lawmakers recently released thousands of documents from the late Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, in which Trump was named several times<\/li>\n
- The president and the White House insist that the documents’ release is a “hoax” meant to distract from the government reopening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0says he doesn\u2019t care about the release of\u00a0Epstein files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe House Oversight Committee recently\u00a0released a large amount of documents<\/a>\u00a0from the late\u00a0Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>\u2019s estate, and the president \u2014 who was mentioned multiple times in the files \u2014 has since fallen under renewed scrutiny over his relationship with the convicted sexual offender.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nOn Friday, Nov. 14, Trump, 79, stated on Air Force One that he “doesn’t care”\u00a0that additional\u00a0documents may soon see the light of day, as seen in\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0shared online by the White House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cYou have to go into Epstein’s friends,\u201d continued Trump. The politician, who was\u00a0once friends with Epstein<\/a>, then cited Reid Hoffman and\u00a0Bill Clinton<\/a>, but not himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Hp38dc8d7A34LhXPP8ZZrxcORg8=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/donald-trump-111325-7d39bea19efb497489ae7250d80e4e7e.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>Donald Trump on Nov. 10, 2025.<\/span>Anna Moneymaker\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTrump previously named the LinkedIn co-founder, 58, and the 42nd president, 79, while calling in federal investigators, after House lawmakers released the over 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein’s estate earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn a lengthy statement on\u00a0Truth Social<\/a>\u00a0on Nov. 14, the president\u00a0called the files a \u201choax”<\/a>\u00a0and seemingly attempted to remove himself from the narrative entirely.<\/p>\nfrom\u00a0the federal government’s reopening<\/a>\u00a0following a\u00a0historic shutdown<\/a>, and said he is ordering Attorney General\u00a0Pam Bondi<\/a>\u00a0to have the Justice Department investigate Epstein’s relationships with multiple other high-profile individuals and institutions, including Hoffman and Clinton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nBondi, 59, later confirmed that an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nAmong the collection of documents released earlier this week was an alleged February 2017\u00a0exchange in which Epstein called Trump “dangerous.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nIn a conversation with Treasury Secretary Larry Summers nearly three weeks after Trump’s first inauguration, Epstein told Summers in the alleged email, per\u00a0ABC News<\/a>, “Recall ive told you,, — i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes- dangerous.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"Portrait](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/EhYLfihtnJYRfHQgRpLh1mM66MU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-1-071725-ccd7fc2be6ef4cc1a3016f54ef4dae20.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump.<\/span>Davidoff Studios\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen previously reached for comment by PEOPLE, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson echoed Trump\u2019s claims that the revelation of the exchange is an effort by Democrats to distract from the government reopening.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cThese emails prove literally nothing,\u201d Jackson said in a statement on Nov. 13. \u201cLiberal outlets are desperately trying to use this Democrat distraction to talk about anything other than Democrats getting utterly defeated by President Trump in the shutdown fight.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nShe added, “We won\u2019t be distracted, and the entire Administration will continue fulfilling the promises the President was elected on, including Making America Affordable Again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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- Donald Trump said he “doesn’t care” about the release of Epstein files<\/li>\n
- House lawmakers recently released thousands of documents from the late Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, in which Trump was named several times<\/li>\n
- The president and the White House insist that the documents’ release is a “hoax” meant to distract from the government reopening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0says he doesn\u2019t care about the release of\u00a0Epstein files<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe House Oversight Committee recently\u00a0released a large amount of documents<\/a>\u00a0from the late\u00a0Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>\u2019s estate, and the president \u2014 who was mentioned multiple times in the files \u2014 has since fallen under renewed scrutiny over his relationship with the convicted sexual offender.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nOn Friday, Nov. 14, Trump, 79, stated on Air Force One that he “doesn’t care”\u00a0that additional\u00a0documents may soon see the light of day, as seen in\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0shared online by the White House.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cYou have to go into Epstein’s friends,\u201d continued Trump. The politician, who was\u00a0once friends with Epstein<\/a>, then cited Reid Hoffman and\u00a0Bill Clinton<\/a>, but not himself.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Donald Trump on Nov. 10, 2025.<\/span>Anna Moneymaker\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Trump previously named the LinkedIn co-founder, 58, and the 42nd president, 79, while calling in federal investigators, after House lawmakers released the over 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein’s estate earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn a lengthy statement on\u00a0Truth Social<\/a>\u00a0on Nov. 14, the president\u00a0called the files a \u201choax”<\/a>\u00a0and seemingly attempted to remove himself from the narrative entirely.<\/p>\n
from\u00a0the federal government’s reopening<\/a>\u00a0following a\u00a0historic shutdown<\/a>, and said he is ordering Attorney General\u00a0Pam Bondi<\/a>\u00a0to have the Justice Department investigate Epstein’s relationships with multiple other high-profile individuals and institutions, including Hoffman and Clinton.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nBondi, 59, later confirmed that an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAmong the collection of documents released earlier this week was an alleged February 2017\u00a0exchange in which Epstein called Trump “dangerous.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/div>\nIn a conversation with Treasury Secretary Larry Summers nearly three weeks after Trump’s first inauguration, Epstein told Summers in the alleged email, per\u00a0ABC News<\/a>, “Recall ive told you,, — i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes- dangerous.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump.<\/span>Davidoff Studios\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n When previously reached for comment by PEOPLE, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson echoed Trump\u2019s claims that the revelation of the exchange is an effort by Democrats to distract from the government reopening.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cThese emails prove literally nothing,\u201d Jackson said in a statement on Nov. 13. \u201cLiberal outlets are desperately trying to use this Democrat distraction to talk about anything other than Democrats getting utterly defeated by President Trump in the shutdown fight.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nShe added, “We won\u2019t be distracted, and the entire Administration will continue fulfilling the promises the President was elected on, including Making America Affordable Again.\u201d<\/p>\n