The late convicted sex offender made the claim in 2019 emails obtained by congressional investigators, part of a cache of material handed over by Epstein’s estate. The Oversight panel, led by Democrats, has spent months digging into Epstein’s web of connections and how the Justice Department handled his case.

Democrats on the committee allege the administration is withholding nonpublic documents as part of what they call a “cover-up.”

“Trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever,” Epstein wrote to author Michael Wolff in one of the emails, referring to his ouster from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, before lending Trump a “vindication” of sorts. “[O]f course he knew about the girls as he asked ghislaine to stop.”

The message appeared to be a desperate bid for relevance from Epstein, who was under growing scrutiny at the time. Wolff, believed to be the journalist who chronicled Trump’s rise and presidency in several books, was the recipient of the email.

Epstein’s reference to “ghislaine” points to British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, his longtime associate and convicted accomplice now serving a 20-year prison sentence for aiding Epstein’s trafficking of underage girls.

In another message from 2011, Epstein wrote to Maxwell that Trump was “a dog that hasn’t barked,” apparently suggesting that the future president had not exposed or discussed Epstein’s illicit activities. Epstein added that one victim, whose name was redacted in the materials, had spent “hours with Trump.”

Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing connected to Epstein and has said the two had a falling out years before the financier’s arrest. The former president has maintained that he banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after a dispute and has dismissed any suggestion he was involved in Epstein’s crimes.

No evidence has ever emerged linking Trump to Epstein’s trafficking ring, though Democrats have repeatedly tried to connect him to the late financier. Epstein died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges — a death ruled a suicide but one that has fueled years of speculation and suspicion.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday morning.