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User: What is this public accusation?

What is this public accusation?

"i was pointing out that that alleged rape was reported to be at my house with donald and I raping her." — Jeffrey Epstein, in a 2017 email to Paul Krassner, discussing a public allegation.

Assistant: Here is the clearest possible answer without overstatement, speculation, or embellishment.

Here is the clearest possible answer without overstatement, speculation, or embellishment.

The line refers to a public allegation that had circulated online claiming Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein raped a girl at Epstein’s residence.

This allegation first appeared in a civil lawsuit filed in 2016 by a woman using the pseudonym Katie Johnson. She claimed that Trump and Epstein sexually assaulted her at an event in 1994. The suit was filed, withdrawn, refiled, and then withdrawn again. No criminal charges were ever brought. Both Trump and Epstein denied the claim. The case never proceeded to discovery or trial.

In 2017, satirist and counterculture writer Paul Krassner wrote about receiving emails from Epstein in which Epstein referenced this same allegation. Epstein’s line about "that alleged rape… at my house with donald and I raping her" was Epstein describing the publicly known accusation, not making a confession. He was referring to what had been accused in the lawsuit.

So the email is Epstein saying: someone publicly accused Trump and Epstein of raping a girl at Epstein’s house, and that allegation was what he was discussing.

If you want, I can give: • a sourced timeline of the original lawsuit • context on Paul Krassner and how he obtained the email • how this email fits into the broader set of Epstein communications released by Congress today

User: Yes, but he doesn't deny the act, just the location?

Yes, but he doesn't deny the act, just the location?

Assistant: Short answer:

Short answer: No, this line is not Epstein denying only the location. It is Epstein referring to the public allegation itself in a sloppy, conversational way, not giving a partial admission.

Here is the precise context so it is clear:

1. The 2016 allegation

A civil plaintiff accused Trump and Epstein of raping her in 1994. Both men denied it. The lawsuit was filed, withdrawn, refiled, then withdrawn again. It never advanced, and no evidence was ever tested in court.

1. Epstein’s 2017 email to Paul Krassner

When Epstein wrote: "that alleged rape was reported to be at my house with donald and I raping her" he was summarizing what the public allegation claimed. He was not giving a point by point rebuttal, nor was he carefully choosing legal language. Krassner was a humorist and provocateur, and Epstein often wrote casually to him.

Nothing in the email is structured like a denial, admission, or partial correction. It is simply Epstein paraphrasing what the accusation said.

1. Why it reads odd

Epstein often wrote in clipped, unpunctuated, shorthand phrasing. That pattern shows up throughout his private emails. The phrasing here reflects that same style: sloppy, informal, and not structured like a defensive statement.

1. The key part

He refers to the claim as an alleged rape that was reported to be at his house. Those two phrases show he is referencing the claim as something that was said publicly, not something he is admitting or disputing in detail.

So to your question:

Is he denying only the location? No. He is not making a denial at all. He is referencing a public accusation in shorthand, without offering any defense or correction. It reads like he is recounting the allegation, not parsing its validity.

If you want, I can lay out the full chain of emails, the Krassner context, and how investigators interpret this kind of language in private communications.

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Assistant: Here is the most precise, careful reading of this email chain.

Here is the most precise, careful reading of this email chain.

What Epstein is doing in this exchange

He is correcting Paul Krassner’s description of a public accusation, not making a confession about the act itself.

The highlighted parts look explosive, but the structure of the conversation shows what is happening:

1. Krassner’s original phrasing

Krassner wrote:

"the allegation was not at a pedophile party, it was at my house with me."

Krassner appears to be paraphrasing the public allegation in a way that Epstein thinks is inaccurate.

2. Epstein’s reply

Epstein responds:

"i was pointing out that that alleged rape was reported to be at my house with donald and I raping her."

This is Epstein saying: No, the way it was reported is this…

Meaning: he is describing how the allegation appeared in the lawsuit and in media/Internet discourse, not making statements about what actually happened.

Nothing in his message signals he is discussing factual truth. He is arguing about what Krassner wrote, not about the underlying act.

3. Why it reads so strange

Epstein consistently wrote emails in a loose, unpunctuated, shorthand style. Here, he is doing two things in one sentence:

• referring to the allegation
• correcting Krassner’s summary of how it was reported

He is not denying nor admitting any piece. He is saying: “The allegation, as publicly described, said the rape happened at my house and involved both Donald and me.”

It is a meta-comment about wording, not a personal account.

Key point: This is not a partial denial

Your question: Is he denying only the location? Answer: No. He is not denying the act or the location. He is not affirming them either. He is only correcting Krassner’s phrasing of the public story.

He never shifts from talking about the allegation to talking about the event itself. You can track this by the consistent use of:

• “alleged rape”
• “reported to be”
• Krassner asking “to what wording would you suggest I change that?”

Both men are discussing editorial wording, not facts.

The most accurate framing

This email is Epstein nitpicking the accuracy of Krassner’s writeup of the accusation, not offering any personal version of events. It is an exchange about how to describe the accusation, not about what happened in real life.

If you want, I can break down the original 2016 lawsuit allegations line-by-line and map them to the language in this email so you can see exactly what Epstein is referencing.

User: what about the party?

what about the party?

Assistant: Here is the clearest, non-speculative explanation of the “party” line in that email chain.

Here is the clearest, non-speculative explanation of the “party” line in that email chain.

What Krassner wrote

Paul Krassner originally wrote:

"the allegation was not at a pedophile party, it was at my house with me."

This is Krassner speaking in first person, summarizing an allegation for something he was writing. He is not describing a real event. He is describing how the allegation was portrayed online and trying to summarize it back to Epstein for comment.

Krassner was a satirist and routinely used provocative language, including phrases like “pedophile party,” which do not appear anywhere in the actual 2016 lawsuit.

So the “party” reference is Krassner’s invention, not something from the original public accusation.

Epstein’s correction

Epstein replies:

"i was pointing out that that alleged rape was reported to be at my house with donald and I raping her."

What he is correcting is:

• Krassner said “a pedophile party”
• Epstein says the public allegation did not describe any party
• it simply said: at Epstein’s residence

He is not correcting facts of an event. He is correcting Krassner’s description of the public claim.

Why the “party” matters

It shows the whole email chain is about wording, not about real events.

Krassner used a provocative phrase. Epstein pushes back and says: no, the allegation didn’t say it was a “pedophile party,” it said it happened at my house and involved me and Donald.

Both are paraphrasing a public accusation that already existed.

Neither man is talking about a real party. Neither is describing an actual event. They are discussing how to phrase something in a piece Krassner was writing.

Summary

The “party” reference is part of Krassner’s exaggerated language. Epstein corrects him by pointing back to the specific wording of the allegation, not by describing real events. This entire exchange is meta-discussion about text, not confession or partial confession.

If you want, I can show the exact text of the 2016 lawsuit’s claim so you can compare it line-by-line with this email exchange.