The emails suggested that Trump may have known more about Epstein’s conduct than the president has acknowledged. They also prompted new questions about Wolff’s involvement with the infamous sex offender, showing him offering advice to Epstein at the same time as asking the financier for journalistic information.

New Epstein files show efforts to use anti-Trump messaging for reputation repair as House Oversight Committee dumps massive document trove publicly.

The first lady had threatened Wolff with a defamation case over comments he made on his podcast linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.

A bipartisan House effort to force a vote on releasing more files related to the federal government’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein can now move forward. A discharge petition — a mechanism by which House lawmakers can circumvent the normal legislative process to compel votes — received the 218th signature needed to force a vote on the Epstein files on Wednesday.