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CNN 5 Things

Epstein Emails, House Vote, Northern Lights in the South and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump is referenced multiple times in newly released emails written by Jeffrey Epstein. House lawmakers are set to vote on a bill to finally end the government shutdown. Trump’s advisers are looking to switch up the president’s messaging on the economy. A popular baby formular brand is recalling its US products following an infant botulism outbreak. Plus, where you can catch a glimpse of the Northern lights tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:03.0

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.0

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:10.0

Mmm, that is good. Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:15.0

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:18.0

Delicious.

0:20.0

Hey, from CNN, I'm Josh and Chana with the five things you need to do. with walkers. Delicious.

0:26.9

Hey, from CNN, I'm Josh and Chana with the Five Things You Need to Know for Wednesday, November 12th.

0:31.4

We start with breaking news in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

0:36.5

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have just released emails in which the convicted sex offender references

0:38.0

President Donald Trump multiple times by name, in private correspondence with Epstein's

0:43.0

long-time associate Glane Maxwell and an author in Trump's orbit, Michael Wolfe.

0:48.5

The committee obtained these emails via a subpoena to Jeffrey Epstein's estate earlier this year,

0:54.0

and CNN's Caitlin Collins breaks down the content of two of them here.

0:58.2

This is one from April 2, 2011.

1:00.8

And in this email, Jeffrey Epstein writes to Galane Maxwell and says, quote, I want you

1:05.4

to realize that the dog that hasn't barked is Trump.

1:09.4

There's a name that's redacted, which the House Oversight Committee has said is a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's.

1:13.6

But they say, redacted, spent hours at my house with him.

1:16.6

He has never once been mentioned, police chief, etc.

1:20.6

And in another email, and this seems to be a reference to Donald Trump saying that he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club.

1:28.5

And Jeffrey Epstein writes to Michael Wolfe and says, quote, Trump said he asked me to resign.

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