In a revelation that has sent shockwaves through Washington and social media alike, newly leaked documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein have brought to light a scandalous allegation concerning Donald Trump. The bombshell claim, buried within a trove of over 20,000 emails and documents, suggests that the former President engaged in an affair with his then-28-year-old personal secretary, Madeleine Westerhout, during his time in the White House.

The allegations stem from a 2019 email exchange between controversial author Michael Wolff and the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In the correspondence, Wolff reportedly shared a draft portion of his book, Siege, which contained explicit details about Trump’s alleged relationship with Westerhout. The draft paints a picture of a lonely President during the 2018 Christmas holiday, allegedly boasting to friends about his “fun” with the young aide while his wife, Melania Trump, was away in Florida.

The “Christmas Shutdown” Allegations

The core of the scandal revolves around the 2018 government shutdown, a period where President Trump famously stayed behind in Washington, D.C., ostensibly to manage the crisis, while the First Lady departed for Mar-a-Lago. According to the leaked manuscript, however, Trump’s decision to stay may have had less to do with politics and more to do with personal pursuits.

Wolff’s draft claims that Trump told confidants he wasn’t staying at the White House because of the shutdown, but rather because he was “banging Madeleine.” The text alleges a specific and startling encounter where Westerhout, tasked with bringing papers and call sheets from the West Wing up to the residence, found the President in his underwear.

The leaked documents also mention that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon had noted Trump taking a “particular interest” in Westerhout. Bannon reportedly recalled Trump repeating the phrase, “She’s got a way about her,” which the text describes as Trump’s “signature and creepy stamp of approval for young women.”

A “Hoax” and “Unhinged Lies”

The release of these allegations has been met with fierce and immediate denials from all parties involved. Madeleine Westerhout, through her legal team, issued a blistering statement rejecting the claims entirely.

“These are absurd and defamatory accusations from a discredited writer who has been known to peddle falsehoods,” Westerhout’s lawyer stated. “The lies in this email are unhinged from reality and simply not true.”

Westerhout, who served as Trump’s Director of Oval Office Operations before being fired in 2019 for making indiscreet off-the-record comments to reporters, has previously spoken highly of her time in the administration. In her 2020 book, Off the Record, she described the two and half years she spent outside the Oval Office as “the most exciting of my life,” wishing everyone could know Trump the way she did. Notably, her memoir makes absolutely no mention of any romantic entanglement with the President.

Donald Trump has also vehemently dismissed the leaks. The former President branded the release of the Epstein files as a “hoax and a scam,” framing it as a political attack designed to distract from his accomplishments. His spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, doubled down on this defense, calling the stories “bad faith efforts” and asserting that “any American with common sense sees right through this.”

The Wolff-Epstein Connection

One of the most puzzling aspects of this leak is the involvement of Jeffrey Epstein himself. The fact that a prominent journalist and author like Michael Wolff was sending draft chapters of his book to Epstein for review has raised eyebrows across the media landscape. While the reason for this consultation remains unclear, the existence of the email places the allegation firmly within the controversial “Epstein Files” that have been trickling out to the public.

The leak suggests that while the story about Westerhout was drafted, it may have been edited or removed from final publications, or perhaps the details were softened. The raw, unfiltered nature of the email exchange provides a glimpse into rumors that were circulating within Trump’s inner circle but never fully made it to print—until now.

A Pattern of Allegations

The video report detailing these leaks places them in the context of Donald Trump’s well-documented history of relationships. It references his past marriages to Ivana Trump and Marla Maples, both of which overlapped with affairs, as well as the infamous Stormy Daniels scandal. For critics, the allegation fits a perceived pattern of behavior; for supporters, it is yet another baseless smear campaign.

Interestingly, the report also touches on a separate, equally explosive rumor mentioned in the files: a claim by another author that Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been lovers prior to her marriage to Donald Trump. The author alleges that this detail was forced out of a book after 60,000 copies had already been printed, further adding to the tangled web of accusations surrounding the Trumps and Epstein.

The Fallout

As the dust settles on this latest revelation, the question remains: how much of this is “locker room talk” and how much is reality? Trump’s defenders argue that the comments, if they were even made, were likely bravado or jokes taken out of context by a hostile writer. His detractors see it as further evidence of a chaotic and morally compromised White House.

Regardless of the truth, the leak has undoubtedly thrust Madeleine Westerhout back into the spotlight she tried to leave behind. The image of a young aide stumbling upon the President in his underwear is a detail that the public is unlikely to forget anytime soon, adding yet another surreal chapter to the history of the Trump presidency.

As the Epstein files continue to be combed through, the world watches and waits to see what other secrets might be hiding in the inbox of the world’s most notorious financier. For now, the denial from Westerhout is absolute, but the whisper campaign ignited by these emails shows no sign of quieting down.