Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly has delivered a stark assessment of newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents, admitting they present significant challenges for former President Donald Trump's public image.
Damning Email Revelations
The podcast host discussed explosive emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, which reveal the frequency with which the deceased financier referenced Trump over a fifteen-year period. The correspondence includes claims that Epstein possessed photographs of the president with bikini-clad women in his kitchen.
During her programme, The Megyn Kelly Show, the former Fox News presenter told News Nation host Batya Ungar-Sargon: 'I concede that they sound bad', describing the leak as essentially delivering a pointed message to the former commander-in-chief.
'They don't sound good. If I were a Democrat, I could easily make some hay with these, which they will,' Kelly remarked, while questioning why Trump hadn't proactively released the files himself.
Political Manipulation Exposed
The email cache reveals disturbing details about Epstein's interactions concerning Trump. In one December 2015 exchange with New York Times journalist Thomas Landon Jr, Epstein explicitly offered: 'Would you like photos of Donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?'
Another message described Trump allegedly being so distracted by young women swimming that he nearly walked through a glass door, leaving his nose print on the glass. The correspondence also shows Epstein discussing Trump with his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff over at least eight years.
Perhaps most damning are emails between Epstein and Wolff during the 2016 presidential campaign. Wolff advised Epstein to 'let Donald Trump hang himself' during a Republican primary debate, suggesting the financier could either expose Trump or save him, thereby generating political debt.
Political Fallout and Congressional Action
The email release has triggered significant political consequences. House Speaker Mike Johnson has permitted a vote next week to compel Trump's Department of Justice to release all Epstein files, accelerating the timeline after a discharge petition attracted 218 signatures.
This development comes despite resistance from some MAGA-aligned Republicans, including Representatives Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Nancy Mace, who broke ranks to support the petition.
Kelly characterised the situation as a 'self-inflicted wound by the Trump administration', suggesting that by not releasing the documents voluntarily, Trump had positioned himself as uniquely singled out rather than one among many names in the Epstein files.
The White House has dismissed the email dump as a politically motivated smear campaign, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterating Virginia Giuffre's previous statements absolving Trump of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell has maintained in recent interviews that Trump 'did nothing wrong' and wasn't involved in Epstein's criminal activities.
