Epstein Asked Ghislaine Maxwell To 'Remove Trump' From List Of Associates, New Emails Reportedly Reveal

Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell exchanged cryptic emails about removing President Donald Trump from a list of high-powered people Maxwell sent Epstein shortly after he was indicted in 2006, according to emails reviewed Bloomberg that Trump denied—the latest allegation linking Trump to the convicted sex offender amid a flurry of new evidence connecting the pair.

Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein attend a Victoria's Secret Angels event sponsored by Rogers & Cowan at the club Duvet on 21st Street in New York City, New York on April 9, 1997. (Photo by Thomas Concordia/Getty Images)
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Key Facts

* “Remove Trump,” Epstein told Maxwell when she asked him to review the list and flag people he wanted eliminated, according to Bloomberg, which obtained hundreds of emails from Epstein’s personal Yahoo account that include several mentions of the president.

* Maxwell reportedly asked Epstein to remove at least one other name, though the context of the list was unclear, according to Bloomberg, which reported that it also included former Bear Stearns chief executive Jimmy Cayne and former CEO of Barclays Jes Staley.

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Key Background

Thursday’s Bloomberg report comes days after Congress released a birthday note Trump apparently sent Epstein in 2003 that’s outlined by a sketch of a woman’s figure and includes several sexually suggestive lines. Trump has refused to comment on the letter, calling it a “dead issue.” The White House denied he wrote it, alleging his “Donald” signature—which is nearly identical to others from Trump during that era—was forged. The letter was revealed in a birthday book Maxwell had compiled for Epstein’s 50th that Congress subpoenaed from the Justice Department after the agency said earlier this summer it would not release documents on its investigation into Epstein. Trump and Epstein have a decades-long history. The two became friends in Palm Beach in the 1980s, were photographed on multiple occasions together over the years, Epstein attended his 1993 wedding to his second wife Marla Maples and flight logs made public during Epstein’s trial indicate Trump flew on his private jet at least seven times. Trump reportedly cut ties with Epstein over a real estate feud in 2004.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/09/11/epstein-asked-ghislaine-maxwell-to-remove-trump-from-list-of-associates-new-emails-reportedly-reveal/