Newly released Epstein investigation documents include an unverified allegation that Donald Trump attempted to sexually assault one of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims, though the claim remains uncorroborated and the woman later stopped cooperating with investigators.
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Newly released documents linked to the investigation of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein contain unverified and uncorroborated allegations that U.S. President Donald Trump once attempted to sexually assault one of Epstein’s alleged victims, according to files published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The material was included in an additional batch of records released after officials acknowledged that some interview summaries had been mistakenly withheld during a previous disclosure of Epstein-related documents.
Allegation surfaced after Epstein’s 2019 arrest
According to the files, the allegation originated from a woman who contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation following Epstein’s arrest in 2019.
Investigators interviewed the woman four times while attempting to verify her claims.
During one interview, she alleged that Epstein had flown her to either New York or New Jersey, where she claimed Trump attempted to sexually assault her. According to the FBI interview summary, the woman said she bit Trump during the encounter.
However, investigators later reported that the woman declined to provide further details about the incident and eventually stopped communicating with authorities.
Officials say the allegation, therefore, remains unconfirmed and uncorroborated.
Files initially withheld due to coding error
The Justice Department said the interview summaries were not included in the earlier public release because they had been incorrectly coded as duplicate records.
The issue came to light after several media outlets reported that some interview materials appeared to be missing from the original document release.
In a statement, the department said it routinely reviews concerns raised by the public regarding documents published in the Epstein records database.
Officials added that corrections are made and files are republished whenever errors are identified.
Trump denies wrongdoing
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein.
The Justice Department has also previously stated that investigators received multiple claims that were later determined to be untrue or sensationalized, particularly during the politically charged period leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
It remains unclear whether Trump and Epstein had direct contact during the timeframe referenced in the allegation.
Political pressure over Epstein records
The latest disclosure comes as scrutiny grows over how the Epstein files have been handled by federal authorities.
Members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee have voted to subpoena Pam Bondi to testify about the Justice Department’s management and release of the documents.
The controversy stems from the ongoing publication of thousands of pages of records connected to Epstein, who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
Officials have acknowledged that the sheer volume of documents and the pace of the disclosure process may have led to classification errors and redaction issues as files were prepared for public release.
