The once secret documents of Jeffrey Epstein, which have been terrifying the political and social elites in the USA for months, have brought a new twist. Democrats in Congress released another batch of communications this week in which sex predator Epstein claims US President Donald Trump spent “hours” at his home — the site of numerous sexual assaults, including cases involving minor victims.
It is Epstein’s most direct account of what Trump should have known about what was going on at the residence, and Democrats say it reopens the question of why the administration is so adamant about preventing the release of the entire dossier.
At the same time, the fact that Slovakia also appears in these materials resonates abroad. In one of the e-mails, which were published long ago, Epstein writes about the Slovak diplomat Miroslav Lajčák as “the future president of the UN” who could “manage the European project”. However, no connection with Epstein’s sexual affairs appears in the documents in this case.
The e-mail was created at a time when Lajčák was one of the most prominent faces of European diplomacy and his name was indeed mentioned in connection with the highest positions in the United Nations. In 2016, Lajčák was considered to be the head of the United Nations, finally a year later he became at least the head of its General Assembly, which is the second most important function in this organization.
The documents do not indicate that Lajčák worked with Epstein or knew each other, but they do show that Epstein followed the Slovak diplomat as part of a wider circle of influential personalities that he thought about in his political considerations.
Political pressure is growing in the US
So called Epstein files they represent thousands of pages of documents mapping the network of contacts of the convicted sexual predator, who for years moved among the political, academic and financial elites of the USA and Britain. Names such as Prince Andrew, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Steve Bannon appear in them.
The leaks reveal not only personal contacts, but also Epstein’s ideas about who he would like to see in his circle of influence – and it is in this context that Lajčák is also mentioned. That Epstein registered him at all speaks to how closely he followed global diplomacy and who he believed could shape international politics.
Democrats say the latest emails are evidence that Trump knew more about Epstein’s activities than he is admitting. In communications with Ghislaine Maxwell and journalist Michael Wolff, Epstein describes Trump’s presence at his home and suggests that Trump asked Maxwell to “stop” certain of his activities.
Trump denies everything and his spokeswoman claims that it is politically motivated selective disclosure. Therefore, the Republicans released the rest of the documents to show, in their own words, that the Democrats selected only the most scandalous passages.
The dispute over secret files continues
At the same time, a battle is being waged in Congress for the full disclosure of Epstein’s files. Trump promised transparency during the campaign, but his administration now refuses to disclose. But after the leaks of the emails, pressure is mounting on the White House and the public is increasingly demanding a complete overview of who the cases involve and why they were kept secret for years.
Republicans identified the woman in the emails as Virginia Giuffre, who has previously confirmed that she did not see Trump commit violence but admitted that he was present with Epstein. However, according to the Democrats, these contradictions prove that we still do not see the whole case completely, because the published files remain incomplete.
