The US Justice Department on Tuesday (December 23) released a new batch of documents from its investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including emails that refer to President Donald Trump’s past travel aboard Epstein’s private jet.
The release includes around 30,000 pages of documents, many of which are heavily redacted, along with dozens of video clips, some of which are said to have been filmed at a federal detention center.
Epstein was found dead in a New York prison in 2019, the death officially ruled a suicide.
Prosecutor’s email cites Trump jet trip
Among the documents is an email dated Jan. 7, 2020, in which an unidentified New York-based prosecutor wrote that flight records showed Trump traveled aboard Epstein’s private jet eight times during the 1990s, more than investigators previously understood.
An email dealing with Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet flight records mentioned Donald Trump in this picture released by the Justice Department in Washington, DC, U.S., December 23, 2025, as part of a new batch of documents from its investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. US Department of Justice / Source via REUTERS THIS IMAGE WAS SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MODIFIED AREAS FROM SOURCE.(via REUTERS)
The email said at least four of those flights also involved Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
Redacted passengers listed in flight records
According to the email, one flight included only three passengers — Epstein, Trump and a 20-year-old woman whose name has been redacted.
“On two other flights, two of the passengers were women who could be possible witnesses in the Maxwell case,” the document said.
Link to photo of Trump and Maxwell
Another email from 2021 said an unidentified individual reviewed data obtained from Steve Bannon’s cell phone and discovered “a picture of Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell.” The government redacted the image from the released files.
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The DOJ rejects the credibility of the claims against Trump
In a statement released on X, the Justice Department said the documents contained allegations against Trump that it called false and politically motivated.
“Some of these documents contain false and sensational claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI just before the 2020 election,” the department said.
“To be clear: the claims are baseless and untrue, and if she had any shred of credibility, she would surely be armed against President Trump by now,” it added.
The department said the release reflects its commitment to transparency while maintaining protections for Epstein’s victims.
Files released under new transparency law
The latest batch comes after the Trump administration released a large cache of Epstein-related documents last week to comply with a new transparency law that mandates the release of all Epstein files.
The bill was overwhelmingly approved by Congress last month, despite months of Trump’s opposition to sealing the materials.
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Trump reportedly traveled on Epstein’s private jet eight times in the 1990s.
Ghislaine Maxwell was present on at least four of these flights.
Some passenger names and photos of Trump with Maxwell have been redacted.
The DOJ calls the allegations against Trump in the documents unsubstantiated and false.
