Trump 'spent time' with Epstein 'victim'
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Democrats in the US Congress release three emails by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein mentioning Donald Trump. One of the emails says the president spent several hours with a woman described as a victim of Epstein's sex trafficking. The Democrats say the communications raise serious questions about what the president knew at the time about Epstein's behaviour. The White House says the emails represent a "false narrative" and their release is an attempt to smear the president. Also: another corruption scandal shakes the Ukrainian government, with the justice minister being suspended; and how the Royal Shakespeare Company is trying to sell Britain's most famous playwright to young people. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: [email protected]
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.5 | I'm Will Chalk and at 16 hours GMT on Wednesday the 12th of November, these are our main stories. |
| 0:20.8 | US Democrats release new emails from the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, |
| 0:25.8 | one of which says Donald Trump spent hours at Epstein's house with one of the late |
| 0:30.7 | financiers victims. |
| 0:32.9 | Ukraine suspends its justice minister as part of a major probe into bribery in the energy sector. |
| 0:40.3 | Also in this podcast, there are hopes a new speedier test will help people having heart attacks |
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| 0:55.5 | We find out how Japanese fan culture is helping to boost the country's economy. |
| 1:05.2 | Well, shortly before we came in the studio to record this podcast, Democrats in the U.S. House |
| 1:10.7 | of Representatives |
| 1:11.6 | released emails from the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that reference President Trump. |
| 1:18.2 | They say the emails raise serious questions about how much Mr Trump knew about the late |
| 1:23.0 | financier's behaviour. Mr Trump has consistently said he knew nothing of Epstein's activities and didn't |
| 1:28.9 | engage in any wrongdoing himself. Our North America correspondent, Nomia Iqbal, told us more. |
| 1:35.3 | Three emails were released by Democrats on the Oversight Committee in the US House and they say |
| 1:41.1 | they were provided by Geoffrey Epstein's estate this morning. Now, what they |
| 1:45.9 | appear to show is Epstein mentioning Donald Trump several times. This isn't correspondence with |
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