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Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender and accused trafficker who was once good friends with President Donald Trump, reveal that Trump was likely aware of the disgraced financier’s misdeeds.

The emails from Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell, his former girlfriend and co-conspirator in the sex trafficking scheme, as well as to author Michael Wolff, were obtained by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee after the committee subpoenaed Epstein’s estate earlier this year. Trump is mentioned multiple times in the messages, which were sent over the span of the last 15 years. The correspondences were made public on Wednesday morning.

Trump has denied having knowledge of Epstein’s misconduct at the time it was taking place, but the emails reveal he knew more about what transpired than he’s previously claimed.

In a 2011 email to Maxwell, Epstein indicated that Trump was keeping a secret for him. “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump,” Epstein wrote.

In that same message, Epstein........

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