Epstein emails released, Government reopening, Pelosi retiring: Episode 31

New emails from the Epstein estate, released by the House Oversight Committee last week, reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s vast network and communications leading up to his death. #Epstein died in 2019 by apparent suicide in prison — while awaiting a trial for sex trafficking charges. Since Epstein’s death, accusations have swirled around who in high society may have been connected to him, and who may have benefited from his death. One name that frequently surfaces in association with Epstein is President #Trump, who was friends with Epstein for many years, but who claims that he knew nothing about Epstein’s alleged abuses of underage girls.  President Trump denies any wrongdoing and claims that he cut off Epstein around 2004, due to Epstein’s creepy behavior or, alternatively, a real estate dispute. In the messages released last week, Epstein refers to Trump in 2011 as “the dog that hasn’t barked” and also states that one of Epstein’s victims had “spent hours” with Trump, but Epstein gives no context to this alleged encounter; a later, unredacted version of the same email shows the victim he references is Virginia Giuffre, who had separately testified in 2016 that she had never witnessed Trump engage in any wrongdoing. Epstein also stated to Michael Wolff in 2019 that Trump “knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine [Maxwell] to stop.”  These mentions of Trump by Epstein seem to raise more questions than they answer. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the emails were selectively leaked, to create a fake narrative about Trump. Rep. #MarjorieTaylorGreene (R-GA) has been calling for the release of all documents related to Epstein, including those possessed by the DOJ, which has caused President Trump to flip on his once most loyal and ardent defender, branding her “Marjorie Traitor Greene.” In this episode, Washed Up’s cohosts, Colin Mullaney and Abigail Cavizo, also discuss the reopening of the federal government, as the longest federal government shutdown in US history comes to a close. We discuss Nancy Pelosi’s retirement announcement, and the campaign launch of Jack #Schlossberg for Congress, as a Rep. for New York.This episode was recorded on Nov. 14, 2025. All opinions are our own and do not reflect those of any institution or affiliation, past or present.UPDATE: in a reversal of his previous stance, President Trump announced days after this episode was recorded, that he would in fact sign into law any order to release the remaining Epstein documents — should the bill pass the Senate and reach his desk.