Julie K. Brown, the Miami Herald reporter who helped expose Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, criticized MSNBC for saying President Trump was mentioned "multiple times" in newly released Epstein documents, saying his name appears "thousands of times." While Brown stressed that frequency of mentions does not prove wrongdoing, she said the volume demonstrates Trump’s prominence in Epstein’s circle. Rep. Jamie Raskin accused the Justice Department of withholding material and noted some emails suggest Trump "knew about the girls," though the meaning is unclear. The documents have renewed public scrutiny of Trump’s relationship with Epstein.
Julie K. Brown Rebukes MSNBC: Trump Referenced 'Thousands of Times' in Newly Released Epstein Files
Julie K. Brown, the Miami Herald reporter who helped expose Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, criticized MSNBC for saying President Trump was mentioned "multiple times" in newly released Epstein documents, saying his name appears "thousands of times." While Brown stressed that frequency of mentions does not prove wrongdoing, she said the volume demonstrates Trump’s prominence in Epstein’s circle. Rep. Jamie Raskin accused the Justice Department of withholding material and noted some emails suggest Trump "knew about the girls," though the meaning is unclear. The documents have renewed public scrutiny of Trump’s relationship with Epstein.
06:57 PM, 11/13/2025Politics
Julie K. Brown criticizes MSNBC’s description of Trump mentions in released Epstein documents
Julie K. Brown, the Miami Herald investigative reporter credited with helping to revive the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, publicly challenged MSNBC’s characterization of how often President Donald Trump is referenced in newly released Epstein-related records.
Brown posted on X a screenshot of an MSNBC segment whose chyron and commentary described Trump’s name as appearing "multiple times" in the newly released emails. Brown responded that Trump’s name is referenced "THOUSANDS of times. Not ‘multiple’ — not ‘hundreds’ — but thousands of times." She also emphasized that the number of mentions does not, in itself, prove criminal conduct.
Congress recently released thousands of documents connected to Epstein. Several communications from a former friend of Epstein mention Trump; the content of those messages has prompted renewed questions about the nature and extent of Trump’s association with Epstein, even though none of the communications directly alleges or proves Trump’s involvement in criminal activity.
“This doesn’t implicate him in any wrongdoing — but it does show that, to some extent, Trump was front and center in Jeffrey Epstein’s world,” Brown wrote.
In the Morning Joe clip Brown shared, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) criticized the Department of Justice for what he called "deliberately withholding" material related to Epstein. Raskin said the newly disclosed emails include lines such as, "Of course, Trump knew about the girls and tried to get Maxwell to stop," noting that the phrasing is ambiguous and could be interpreted in different ways.
For context: Epstein died in custody in 2019 of an apparent suicide while awaiting sex-trafficking charges. Earlier this year, the Justice Department said it did not conclude Epstein trafficked women for others, a finding that contrasts with allegations from victims and with the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking that prosecutors say she coordinated with Epstein.
The disclosure of these documents — and the debate over how to describe or interpret repeated name mentions — underscores the continuing public interest in Epstein’s network and the competing media and political narratives that follow any new revelations.