Freshly disclosed emails from Jeffrey Epstein have unveiled a bizarre $10,000 wager he allegedly lost to Donald Trump concerning the former president's ex-wife, Marla Maples. This revelation forms part of a vast document release that casts new light on the pair's long-standing association.
The Bizarre Pregnancy Bet
The email exchange, made public by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, details a conversation between Epstein and author Deepak Chopra from 29 July 2016. In it, Chopra inquired if Epstein knew Marla Maples.
Epinson replied within minutes, confirming he did and revealing the unusual bet. "In fact when she told donald she was pregnant...lost a 10k dollar bet with him, and sent him a truck of baby food in payment," Epstein wrote. He added that he had not spoken to Maples for years following the incident.
Maples gave birth to Trump's daughter, Tiffany, in October 1993. The former couple married shortly after at New York's Plaza Hotel, with Epstein reportedly among the guests. They divorced in 1999.
Contradictions and Deepening Scrutiny
The newly released trove has prompted renewed examination of Trump's connections to the convicted sex offender, who died in prison in 2019. Other emails suggest Epstein claimed Trump "spent hours at my house" with a sex trafficking victim and "knew about the girls."
These claims stand in stark contrast to statements from the Trump camp. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted that Trump had ejected Epstein from Mar-a-Lago "decades ago" for being a "creep." However, in a 2019 email, Epstein contradicted this, telling author Michael Wolff he was "never a member" at the Florida resort.
A Long-Standing Association
Documented history shows a significant relationship between the two men. In 2002, Trump publicly described Epstein as a "terrific guy" he had known for 15 years. Flight records indicate Trump used Epstein's private plane on at least seven occasions during the 1990s.
Furthermore, a purported 2003 birthday letter from Trump to Epstein, which the former president has dismissed as fake, contained the line: "May every day be another wonderful secret." The document release coincides with a House discharge petition securing a chamber-wide vote on publishing all government files related to the Epstein case.
When confronted with the email revelations, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Independent, "These emails prove literally nothing." Leavitt similarly stated they "prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong."
