The latest Democratic effort to link President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein quickly collapsed after a review of emails released by the House Oversight Committee.
Democrats suggested that Trump secretly spent Thanksgiving 2017 with Epstein, claims shared widely on social media, including by Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) and the party’s official X account.
The posts were subsequently deleted after being disproven.
The central “evidence” was a vague mention of Trump in a 2017 email from Epstein.
In reality, Trump spent Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago residence with family, as highlighted by BizPac Review.
Democrats also claimed Trump “spent hours” with one of Epstein’s victims and “knew about the girls.”
The victim, redacted in the Democrats’ release, was the late Virginia Giuffre, who consistently maintained that Trump had no involvement in her abuse.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson dismissed the allegations as unfounded.
“These emails prove literally nothing,” she said. “Liberal 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. We won’t be distracted, and the entire Administration will continue fulfilling the promises the President was elected on, including Making America Affordable Again.”
The released correspondence highlighted Epstein’s hostility toward Trump rather than any wrongdoing.
In one message to Larry Summers, Epstein wrote, “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.”
As Resist the Mainstream previously reported, Trump had banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago.
He also cooperated with authorities during Epstein’s 2008 conviction.
Conservative commentators highlighted the irony of Democrats aligning with Epstein, given the emails show Epstein despised Trump.
CNN analyst Scott Jennings observed that the left’s attempt “made them appear simpatico with the sexual predator over a 2017 email Epstein sent,” undermining their intended narrative.
GOP members of the Oversight Committee later released over 20,000 pages of additional records, offering broader context.
These documents indicate Trump and Epstein’s interactions largely ended in the early 2000s and confirm that the redacted victim was indeed Giuffre, who affirmed that Trump was uninvolved.
Conservative operative Greg Price labeled the Democrats’ attempt “a giant hoax,” emphasizing that cherry-picked emails from a convicted sex offender “prove nothing about President Trump’s actions in 2017.”
The episode underscores a long-running pattern in which Democrats have repeatedly attempted to connect Trump to Epstein despite evidence to the contrary.
Public records and unredacted documents consistently show no improper interactions between Trump and Epstein in 2017 or any involvement in criminal activity.
Even left-leaning outlets have acknowledged that the new emails fail to substantiate misconduct claims against the president.
As the fallout continues, the attempted campaign serves as a reminder that selective leaks and sensationalized claims cannot replace context, verified facts or a clear record of events.
Trump’s documented activities, coupled with the full collection of documents, reinforce that his 2017 Thanksgiving was spent away from Epstein and any criminal wrongdoing.
