Emails from Epstein released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee seem to allege Trump knew about Epstein's conduct. Epstein wrote in the emails that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s alleged victims. Epstein also wrote in the emails that Trump “knew about the girls,” that “that dog that hasn’t barked is trump,” and that Trump was “dangerous.” [The New York Times, 11/12/25; NBC News, 11/12/25; CNN, 11/12/25; USA Today, 11/13/25]

The House is poised to vote next week on releasing files related to Epstein, despite Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) attempts to prevent it. After resistance from House Republican leaders to a vote on their bill to release the Epstein files, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced a discharge petition in July to force a vote. On November 12, the petition got the final signature required to force a vote after Trump reportedly “made last-ditch moves to block action,” including summoning Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to a meeting in the White House Situation Room. [PBS News, 11/13/25; CNN, 11/12/25; The New York Times, 11/12/25]

Johnson previously alleged without evidence that Trump was an FBI informant against Epstein, before later backtracking. In September, Johnson responded to Trump’s claim about a “Democrat Epstein Hoax” and said that the president was “referring to … the hoax that the Democrats are using to try to attack him,” and in fact Trump “was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” According to Rolling Stone, “Johnson’s ‘informant’ claim … sparked widespread confusion within the ranks of Trump’s government, with several senior officials blindsided or just completely perplexed by what the Trump-aligned House speaker could have possibly meant,” with “some officials still unsure about whether Johnson was citing some explosive, unheard-of insider information, or if he misspoke or was freelancing extemporaneously.” Days later, Johnson backtracked, saying that he had been referring to “what the (Epstein) victims’ attorney said” and that he didn't know if he “used the right terminology, but that’s common knowledge, and everybody knows that.” [Rolling Stone, 9/6/25; CNN, 9/8/25]

After Trump dismissed the Epstein filings in July, many in the QAnon community tried to find a way to give Trump a pass. Following Axios’ July 6 reporting of an administration memo that concluded that there is “no evidence” Epstein “kept a ‘client list’ or was murdered,” Trump called the focus on Epstein “foolish” and a “hoax.” In response, influencers affiliated with QAnon speculated that there is “more to the story” and that Trump’s actions are actually part of an elaborate and “brilliant” plot he is enacting against the supposed pedophile cabal. A smaller group of QAnon supporters, however, criticized Trump for his comments about Epstein. [Media Matters, 7/21/25]

By contrast, many in right-wing media have been critical of Trump and his administration’s handling of the Epstein case. Figures have accused the administration of a “cover-up” and of “utterly mismanag[ing]” the case, and they claimed Trump was “massively misreading his base” on the issue. [Media Matters, 7/9/25]

Podcast host Zak Paine, who The New York Times reported “pushes the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory,” claimed the emails suggested “it’s likely” that “Donald Trump was the whistleblower that was responsible for Jeffrey Epstein getting wrapped up in the case in the first place.” Paine also claimed, without evidence, that the emails referred to how Trump supposedly “went to the police and the FBI about this entire thing,” and pointed to Johnson’s “informant” remarks in September as additional evidence. [The New York Times, 4/27/21; RedPill78, 11/12/25]

Podcaster Brian Lupo wrote that the new email release “supports that theory” that “Trump has been an informant against Epstein.” Lupo, also known online as “CannCon,” has posted about “Q,” QAnon’s central figure, as well as the QAnon slogan. [Media Matters, 6/14/23; Twitter/X, accessed 6/14/23, 2/23/23, 11/12/25]

Podcaster “Burning Bright,” who’s written that “I am and have been a Q follower,” said “I totally agree” with Lupo that “in the context of the emails themselves,” Trump looks like “an informant.” Bright also invoked Q posts (called “drops”) as part of his claim. [Twitter/X, accessed 11/13/25, 5/16/25; Badlands Media, Devolution Power Hour, 11/12/25]

Podcaster Jon Herold claimed that one of the emails “makes Trump definitely sound like an asset, an FBI informant.” Herold, who is also known online as “Patel Patriot,” has written that the Q posts “are legit.” [Media Matters, 7/22/25; Twitter/X, 11/26/24; Badlands Media, Devolution Power Hour, 11/12/25]

Jordan Sather, who The Daily Beast reported is a “prominent QAnon promoter,” claimed that the emails showed “Epstein & his friends ... catching wind that Trump was likely an informant gathering dirt on them.” [The Daily Beast, 1/28/20; Telegram, 11/12/25]

Pepe Lives Matter, who a BBC reporter has reported is a “major QAnon influencer,” wrote that the “emails may indicate what weve been saying that trump was an informant against epstein.” [Twitter/X, 1/7/21; Telegram, 11/12/25]

Jacob Creech, a figure known online as “Clandestine” who has “repeatedly posted in support of QAnon,” wrote that the emails show “Trump was Epstein’s #1 enemy.” Creech wrote, “Observe the timeline: Epstein in 2017: ‘Trump is dangerous.’ 2019: Trump’s DOJ indicts/arrests Epstein and seizes his island. Epstein was right to fear Trump, because Epstein knew Trump helped the victims seek justice in FL in 2006. Trump was Epstein’s #1 enemy.” [Vice, 4/12/22; Twitter/X, 11/13/25]

“The SCIF,” a social media account which has written that “if it wasn’t for Q, most people would still have no clue how bad the child trafficking problem really is,” claimed Trump “exposed and took down Epstein.” The SCIF wrote that the released emails were “another attempt to slander Trump instead of going after the real monsters of child trafficking and abuse” by “cherry picking emails.” The account also claimed this was done “because Trump went after all of them, exposed and took down Epstein, all of their money laundering operations using YOUR taxpayer dollars, and the elites child trafficking blackmail rings.” [Twitter/X, 10/25/24, 11/12/25]