US Justice Dept releases Epstein documents with claims against Trump

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People take pictures of a statue depicting US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands is seen near the US Capitol on October 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. A statue titled “Best Friends Forever” by the anonymous art collective “The Secret Handshake” was installed near the US Capitol on September 23 and removed by the National Park Service the following day. The sculpture has now mysteriously reappeared on October 2. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

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The US Justice Department published additional FBI documents on Thursday describing interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein.

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The documents had not been made public under previous congressionally-mandated file releases related to the late convicted sex offender because they were mistakenly marked “duplicative,” the department said.

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Democrats are investigating the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files.

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The documents released Thursday include descriptions of multiple 2019 interviews the FBI held with the woman, who alleged she was assaulted by both Epstein and Trump while she was between 13 and 15 years old.

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In one interview, the woman said Epstein took her to “either New York or New Jersey” and introduced her to Trump. She told investigators that she bit Trump as he attempted to force her to perform oral sex on him.

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The woman said she and people close to her received threatening calls over the years demanding she keep quiet that she believed were related to Epstein.

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Trump has denied any wrongdoing related to the Epstein allegations, and the Justice Department previously said some of the documents it has released “contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump.”

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Democrats have accused the Trump administration of covering up details of the Epstein investigation that could negatively impact Trump.

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On Wednesday, a House committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions about the Justice Department’s handling of the documents.

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