The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released FBI documents summarizing interviews with a woman who made unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. These files were initially withheld due to being "incorrectly coded as duplicative" during the review process, according to the DOJ.
Key Takeaways
The DOJ has released previously withheld FBI documents summarizing interviews with a woman who made unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. The files were mistakenly withheld due to incorrect coding but have since been published as part of the ongoing release of Epstein-related materials.
The memos describe a series of interviews in 2019 with an unnamed woman who accused both Trump and Epstein of sexually assaulting her when she was between 13 and 15 years old. The FBI agents did not have further contact with the woman after the interviews, according to the files.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. In a statement responding to the newly published allegations, the White House called them "completely baseless" and "backed by zero credible evidence." Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added that the Justice Department under the previous Joe Biden administration had not brought charges against Trump based on the accusations.
The release of these files follows reports that they were missing from the DOJ's database, prompting Democrats to accuse officials of a cover-up. The DOJ said it mistakenly withheld the files during its review process because they had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative."
As well as summaries of FBI witness interviews, including those with the unnamed woman in 2019, the full batch of Epstein files also contains a list of allegations made against Trump by callers to its national Threat Operation Center tip line. The list includes numerous allegations of sexual abuse made against Trump, Epstein and other high-profile figures. Many of these appear to be based on unverified tips and often no supporting evidence is included.
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