“This has a whole lot of ‘OJ looking for the real killer’ energy,” one person remarked on social media.

The emails released this week have raised questions about the president's account of his friendship with the late sex offender.

Trump has accused Democrats of releasing the financier’s emails this week to distract from the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump posted on social media that he wants an investigation into former President Bill Clinton and others in the Epstein emails.

Trump's call came after House Democrats released emails in which Epstein, a convicted sex offender, alleged the president \

“This has a whole lot of ‘OJ looking for the real killer’ energy,” one person remarked on social media.

The Republican president has repeatedly called scrutiny over his own relationship with Epstein a 'Democratic hoax'.

The Epstein scandal has been a political thorn in Trump’s side for months, partly because he amplified conspiracy theories about Epstein to his own supporters.

“This has a whole lot of ‘OJ looking for the real killer’ energy,” one person remarked on social media.