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New Epstein emails allege Trump was aware of behaviour
By Michael Koziol
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell that Donald Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims, and told a journalist that Trump “knew about the girls”, according to new documents released by Democrats in the US Congress.
The US president, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s but says the pair fell out in the 2000s, has always emphatically denied knowledge of Epstein and Maxwell’s sex-trafficking operations. The White House said the new emails were selectively chosen to smear Trump.
Trump and his future wife Melania with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida in 2000.Credit: Getty
The three emails released on Wednesday morning, US time, were selected by Democrats from a tranche supplied by Epstein’s estate to the House Oversight Committee under subpoena.
All three are from after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008 under a plea deal.
In the first email, from April 2011, Epstein tells Maxwell: “i want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.. [REDACTED] spent hours at my house with him,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc. im 75% there.”
Read North America correspondent Michael Koziol’s full report on the new emails.
Ley prepares to formally dump net zero targets as Liberals reject policy
By Paul Sakkal, Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
In a five-hour party room meeting yesterday, about 60 per cent of Liberals spoke in favour of rejecting the party’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
According to sources in the room, about 30 Liberals spoke in favour of dumping net zero, about 20 wanted to keep it, and a few were on the fence.
The anti-net zero majority in the room was driven by a group of right-wingers, led by James Paterson, hardening their position against a carbon-neutral future over recent weeks.
Crucially, deputy leader Ted O’Brien, Ley’s chief factional ally Alex Hawke and key leadership rival Angus Taylor all opposed the 2050 pledge.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said it was a “great meeting” as she left the party room and is preparing to formally dump the 2050 targets.
What’s making news this morning
By Emily Kaine
Good morning and welcome to our national news live blog for Thursday, November 13. My name is Emily Kaine, and I’ll be helming our coverage for the first half of the day. Here’s what is making headlines this morning.
- In a five-hour party room meeting yesterday, about 60 per cent of Liberals spoke in favour of rejecting the party’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2050. According to sources in the room, about 30 Liberals spoke in favour of dumping net zero, about 20 wanted to keep it, and a few were on the fence. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said it was a “great meeting” as she left the party room.
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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell that Donald Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims, and told a journalist that Trump “knew about the girls”, according to new documents released by Democrats in the US Congress. The US president, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s but says the pair fell out in the 2000s, has always emphatically denied knowledge of Epstein and Maxwell’s sex-trafficking operations. The White House said the new emails were selectively chosen to smear Trump.
- Labor is pushing ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for Australian journalism, forcing them to hand over millions of dollars from their domestic revenue to local media companies or pay a higher amount in financial penalties. A Treasury discussion paper published today revealed the government wants to introduce new charges for social media giants and big search engines.
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