Epstein’s mysterious ‘dog’ nickname for Trump explained | US | News

Newly disclosed emails penned by the late Jeffrey Epstein shed light on a strange name he used to mention Donald TrumpIts roots trace back to a classic British detective story, the Express can reveal.

The explosive cables released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee contain numerous references to the former President; Among them is an interesting pseudonym used by a well-known figure.

“Dog that doesn’t bark”

In an email to his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence for trafficking minors, Epstein cryptically referred to Trump as a “dog that doesn’t bark.” The message, dated April 2, 2011, mentions an unnamed person who spent hours with Trump at Epstein’s home, but “isn’t mentioned even once. Chief of police, etc. I’m 75% there.”

This enigmatic nickname turns out to be a reference to one of literature’s most famous detective moments, originating from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tale “The Silver Flame.” In the story, Holmes unravels a puzzling case by observing that a guard dog was strangely barking during a nighttime incident; This suggests that the intruder was someone who knew the animal and therefore chose not to raise the alarm.

Trump denies wrongdoing, White House condemns ‘smear’ campaign

Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the Epstein case and has not been charged or investigated with any crimes in the matter. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly condemned the release of the email as a “smear” campaign, saying, “Democrats selectively leaked emails to liberal media to create a false narrative to smear President Trump.”

Leavitt noted: “The ‘unnamed victim’ mentioned in these emails is the late Virginia Giuffre, who repeatedly said that President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing and that he ‘couldn’t have been friendlier’ to her in their limited interactions.”

He emphasized: “The fact remains that decades ago President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club for terrorizing his female employees, including Giuffre.”

“These stories are nothing more than malicious efforts to distract from President Trump’s historic accomplishments, and any common-sense American would see through this deception and a clear distraction from reopening the government,” Leavitt concluded.

Epstein’s Mar-a-Lago membership in question

Another email, sent to author Michael Wolff, who has written extensively about Trump and his presidencies, appears to contradict Trump’s claims that he asked Epstein to resign from his Mar-a-Lago club. In the message, sent in January 2019, during Trump’s first term and months before Epstein’s death in a New York City jail cell, Epstein said, “Trump said he wanted me to resign. He was never a member…of course he knew about the girls when he asked Ghislaine to stop.”

While the White House argues that Epstein was banned from Mar-a-Lago on the grounds that he was “a tramp”, Trump himself claims that Epstein preyed on young women working at the spa. As the fallout from these leaked emails continues, the true nature of Trump and Epstein’s relationship remains the subject of intense scrutiny and speculation.