US EditionTruth or Fake - Jeffrey Epstein's Brother Says the 'Bubba' in Viral Email Is Not Bill Clinton
Mark Epstein denied that the 'Bubba' in a 2018 email referred to Bill Clinton after the House Oversight Committee released 20,000 related messages last week.
- On Nov. 17, Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein's brother, denied in a NewsNation interview that a released email linked former President Bill Clinton to President Donald Trump, seeking to dispel the online rumor.
- Following the House Oversight Committee's Nov. 12 disclosure, an email from 2018 referenced asking Steve Bannon if Putin had `photos of Trump blowing Bubba`, sparking online speculation about Clinton's nickname.
- The 2018 message explicitly referenced `Bubba`, showing Mark Epstein telling Jeffrey Epstein to ask Steve Bannon if Putin had `photos of Trump blowing Bubba`, linked to Bill Clinton's nickname.
- Late-Night host Stephen Colbert addressed the email Monday on The Late Show, joking about the `blowing Bubba` theory while USA TODAY sought comment from Clinton's representatives without immediate response amid online chatter.
- The trove's release sparked renewed scrutiny and viral misinformation about Jeffrey Epstein's connections, which Mark Epstein said he rebutted because "people got crazy with the bubba reference".
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Truth or Fake - Jeffrey Epstein's brother says the 'Bubba' in viral email is not Bill Clinton
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