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Epstein Claimed in 2018 He Could 'Take [Trump] Down'

The newly released emails reveal Epstein privately claimed he held damaging leverage over Donald Trump months before his 2019 death in federal custody.

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Nov 18, 2025
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By Brian Daitzman

Jeffrey Epstein told an unidentified correspondent in December 2018 that he believed he was “the one able to take him down,” a remark that, according to surrounding email context, referred to President Donald J. Trump.

The comment, included in documents released this week by the House Oversight Committee, is a…

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