The U.S. Justice Department has unveiled additional investigative files concerning convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, releasing previously withheld FBI interview summaries that contain unverified allegations against former President Donald Trump. The documents, made public on Thursday, include three FBI 302 reports from 2019 featuring a woman’s claims that Epstein introduced her to Trump during the 1980s when she was reportedly between 13 and 15 years old.
According to the interview summaries, the woman alleged that Trump attempted to force her into non-consensual sexual acts during an encounter arranged by Epstein. She further claimed to investigators that she resisted by biting Trump, who then allegedly struck her before having her removed from the room. The documents explicitly note that these allegations remain uncorroborated, and investigators did not indicate whether they found her account credible. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
The release forms part of a congressional mandate to publicize millions of pages of Epstein-related records. Justice Department officials explained that these particular documents were initially withheld from earlier releases due to being mistakenly coded as duplicates during the review process.
The newly published material includes summaries of four FBI interviews conducted with the woman between July and October 2019, following Epstein’s arrest. In these interviews, she detailed multiple instances of sexual abuse by Epstein and claimed he arranged encounters with other prominent men. However, when agents pressed for additional details about the alleged interaction with Trump in later interviews, she declined to elaborate and eventually severed contact with investigators.
The White House has vehemently denied the allegations, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stating: ‘These are completely baseless accusations, backed by zero credible evidence, from a sadly disturbed woman who has an extensive criminal history.’ Leavitt further emphasized that the Justice Department had known about these allegations for four years without taking action, suggesting this demonstrated their lack of credibility.
The document release has intensified scrutiny of the government’s handling of Epstein records, with critics accusing the Justice Department of improperly withholding or redacting information. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have initiated an inquiry, arguing that key records may have been improperly withheld. In a rare bipartisan move, the committee recently voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the department’s handling of the Epstein files.