An unredacted email from Jeffrey Epstein‘s attorney appears to contradict President Donald Trump‘s repeated claims about removing Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago club. The 2009 email, written by Epstein’s lawyer Jack Goldberger, was largely blacked out by the Justice Department when it released its collection of Epstein files. However, New York Representative Dan Goldman revealed the full, unredacted version on the House floor.
According to The Daily Beast, Goldman, a Democrat, displayed a large board showing the entire email, which details a 20-minute phone conference Goldberger had with President Trump, Trump’s attorney Alan Garten, and a person named “Brad,” likely Brad Edwards, a lawyer representing Epstein’s victims. Goldberger noted the conference was held “in lieu of a depo.”
The email directly challenges some of the president’s most consistent claims. When asked if Epstein was ever kicked out of Mar-a-Lago, Garten allegedly responded, “No he was not a member. May have been his guest. Never asked to leave.” Goldberger’s email also notes that “Brad” had spoken with a Mar-a-Lago manager who independently confirmed that “JE never asked to leave Mar a Lago.”
The unredacted email contradicts Trump’s long-held claims about his ties to Epstein
President Trump has repeatedly said he cut ties with Epstein after the pedophile “stole” female workers from his Florida club. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has pushed back against scrutiny of their relationship, stating, “President Trump did nothing wrong and he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago for being a creep.” The newly revealed email contradicts that account.
Meanwhile, Trump is facing pressure on other fronts as well, with reports suggesting he may be weighing options to avoid an Iran war. The email also touches on Trump’s alleged travel on Epstein’s plane, known as the “Lolita Express.”
When asked about Epstein’s brother Mark’s claim that Trump flew on the plane, the president allegedly said, “I’ve been on a lot of planes. May have been on his plane. No young girls on plane.”
This is notable because Trump has often stated he was “never” on Epstein’s plane. When asked about being at Epstein’s house, Trump reportedly replied, “I may have been there with my wife,” and when asked if young girls were present, added, “No may have been children of guests but that’s it.”
Trump appears thousands of times in the Epstein files. Photographs and videos show them socializing together in New York and Florida from the 1980s until sometime in the 2000s, and flight logs from Epstein’s plane also list the president.
Beyond the email, membership documents cited in the book The Grifter’s Club: Trump, Mar-a-Lago, and the Selling of the Presidency indicate that Epstein was actually a member of Mar-a-Lago until October 2007, more than a year after he was indicted for soliciting prostitution.
On the House floor, Goldman accused President Trump of making “false statements over the past quarter century about Jeffrey Epstein.” He also criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi for the department’s extensive redactions to the email, questioning why the information was initially hidden. Goldman noted that the Justice Department identified 6 million Epstein files for potential release but has only disclosed about 3.5 million so far.
Separately, a senior national security official who resigned over Trump’s true Iran war motives has also raised concerns about the administration’s transparency. Goldman asked, “If the attorney general is covering up this information that she then reveals to Congress, what else is she covering up about Donald Trump’s involvement in the Epstein files?”
Published: Mar 19, 2026 11:22 am