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Jeffrey Epstein and author Michael Wolff were talking about coaching Donald Trump ahead of a 2015 CNN debate -- and it seems they were trying to craft a response that would not fully disclose the relationship between Epstein and Trump. The White House is pushing back, saying "These stories are nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump's historic accomplishments."

According to the emails, Wolff said to Epstein, "I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tonight about his relationship with you."

Epstein wrote back, "If we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?"

Wolff then responds, "I think you should let him hang himself. If he says he hasn't been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency

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