Newly released emails from convicted and deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Donald Trump knew about the girls he was trafficking and that Trump had spent hours with one of the trafficked girls in Epsteins house, Politico reported. Trump has tried to deflect, accusing Democrats of bringing up the hoax to distract from the ongoing government shutdown.In a 2019 email from Epstein to journalist Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote, Trump said he asked me to resign [from Trumps Mar-a-Lago club], never a member ever. [O]f course he knew about the girls as he asked [my accomplice] ghislaine [Maxwell] to stop. Related Karoline Leavitt gives worst spin possible on allegations White House is coercing lawmaker In a 2011 email to Maxwell, Epstein referred to Trump as a dog that hasnt barked, suggesting that Trump didnt talk to legal authorities or the press about Epsteins activities. Epstein also said that Trump spent hours with one of Epsteins victims at Epsteins house.Trump recently relocated Maxwell to a lower-security prison where shes much happier and allegedly gets both personally delivered meals and playtime with a puppy. She has denied that the president had any involvement in Epsteins misdeeds. She is also seeking Trumps presidential pardon. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The newly released emails were made available by Epsteins estate to congressional investigators on an Oversight panel, which has been investigating the governments files on Epstein for months. Trump accused Democrats of releasing the emails to distract from their role in the ongoing 43-day-long government shutdown.The Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in statement. The unnamed victim referenced in these emails is the late Virginia Giuffre, who repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever and couldnt have been friendlier to her in their limited interactions.Nevertheless, Trump is likely to come under increasing fire as the House seems likely to vote soon on whether to release other files related to Epstein and his high-profile clients.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.