Mark Epstein: “Jeffrey Definitely Had Dirt on Trump,” Brother Says as New Emails Surface

Mark Epstein Says Jeffrey Epstein Had “Dirt” on President Trump

Mark Epstein, the brother of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, told NewsNation host Chris Cuomo on Monday that Jeffrey "definitely had dirt" on former President Donald Trump — though, he said, Jeffrey never told him the details.

"He didn’t tell me what he knew, but Jeffrey definitely had dirt on Trump," Mark Epstein said in the interview.

Last week, documents released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee showed Jeffrey Epstein referenced Trump multiple times in emails exchanged before Epstein’s 2019 death. Those messages have intensified public scrutiny of Epstein’s relationships with prominent figures and renewed debate over the scope of information contained in the committee’s records.

What the emails say

According to the released files, in a January 2019 email to columnist Michael Wolff, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that "of course [Trump] knew about the girls as he asked [co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell] to stop." In an April 2011 email to Maxwell, Epstein described Trump as the "dog that hasn’t barked" and said Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein’s accusers. Committee Democrats redacted the accuser’s name in some documents; other committee materials indicate the woman referenced was Virginia Giuffre, a well-known Epstein accuser.

Mark Epstein: "You could see in the emails. Trump could deny it all he wants, but it’s pretty clear."

Political fallout

President Trump has repeatedly denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and characterized calls to release related files as a partisan "hoax." Amid bipartisan pressure, however, he later urged Republicans to support legislation that would require the Justice Department to disclose the files and said he would sign such a bill if it reached his desk.

In response to the documents and public questions, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement noting that "the fact remains that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club decades ago for being a creep to his female employees."

Context and caution

Some details in the committee's release were redacted to protect victims' privacy. Reporting and public statements about the emails have produced conflicting narratives; witnesses and advocates continue to press for full transparency while emphasizing the need to protect survivors.

Note: This article has been edited for clarity and accuracy. Where the original reporting included unverified or inconsistent claims about victims' status, we corrected or clarified those points to avoid repeating potential inaccuracies.