President Donald Trump is threatening to sue journalist Michael Wolff and the estate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein after recently-released Epstein files — by Trump’s Department of Justice — linked Trump to an alleged sexual affair with his personal secretary Madeline Westerhout.
An email exchange between ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon and Epstein included the mentions of Trump and Westerhout (who has denied the affair) notes Raw Story:
“The two things [Trump] dreads at the moment is that an email from his ex. Saying he has small d—. And his transcript,” Epstein wrote to Bannon in a text message on Jan. 1, 2019.
“The staying away from family over holidays huge tell,” Bannon responded.
“Thats for Madeline,” Epstein wrote back, along with a smiley-face emoji.
“Whoah!!!” Bannon responded, apparently unaware of the rumors around Trump’s alleged affair with Westerhout.
Epstein told Bannon to “wake up dude,” to which Bannon – apparently quoting Trump – wrote back: “‘She has a way about her’ ….!!!!”
Allegations that Trump had an affair with Westerhout stemmed from a 2019 email from author and Trump biographer Michael Wolff, sent to Epstein, where he suggested that Trump was “b——” Westerhout over the 2018 holiday during the government shutdown, opting to remain at the White House instead of spending time with his family at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
(Sources: Economic Times, Raw Story, Salon)