00:26A bombshell claim from
00:29the Epstein files is raising new questions about Donald Trump. Emails from 2015 show Jeffrey
00:37Epstein claiming he had juicy photos of Trump with bikini models. But there's a twist. The
00:44photos were never sent. The emails involve journalist Landon Thomas Jr., who contacted
00:50Epstein as questions around Trump and his public statements were resurfacing during
00:55the 2015 presidential campaign. Epstein reportedly told Thomas that he had images involving Trump
01:02and a Hawaiian tropic model allegedly taken in Trump's presence. Thomas responded enthusiastically,
01:09yes. But according to Thomas, the promised photographs never actually arrived. And that
01:16raises an important question. Was Epstein really offering evidence, or was he using the promise of
01:23sensational material to influence a reporter? The correspondence then took another direction.
01:29Rather than providing the alleged images, Epstein reportedly encouraged Thomas to investigate
01:35Trump's finances and business dealings. That detail is significant because it suggests Epstein was
01:42pushing a different line of inquiry into Trump. Thomas and Epstein also had longstanding contact.
01:49The released correspondence includes a request involving a $30,000 donation for a Harlem center.
01:56But here's another crucial point. Thomas left the New York Times in 2019 following ethical lapses.
02:04The reporting indicates that his departure was not connected to these Epstein emails.
02:09The documents themselves were part of a massive release of Epstein-related records, reportedly running to
02:16around 20,000 pages. And the revelations have now triggered a fresh political fight.
02:22Trump dismissed the email revelations as a Democratic hoax, arguing that they were intended to
02:28distract from other national issues. But the emails raise a narrower and more specific issue.
02:34Epstein claimed to have photographs involving Trump. The reporter showed interest. The photographs were never
02:41produced. And that distinction matters. Because an email claiming that photographs exist is not the
02:48same thing as evidence that those photographs exist or that they show what Epstein claimed. So for now,
02:55the documented story is about a 2015 exchange, a sensational claim, a reporter seeking the alleged
03:02material and photos that, according to the account, never arrived. The bigger question is what Epstein was
03:09trying to accomplish by making the offer in the first place. And these newly released emails are putting
03:15that question back in the spotlight.
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