The US Department of Justice on Thursday released additional FBI records related to the year-long investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This includes interviews with an unidentified woman who has accused President Donald Trump of sexual abuse, an allegation he has consistently denied.
FBI interview with Trump accuser in 2019
FBI agents interviewed the woman four times in 2019 as part of their investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Justice Department previously released a log confirming the conversations took place, but released a summary of only one of those four meetings, in which she accused Epstein of molesting her when she was a teenager.
Allegations against Trump
The woman claimed Epstein introduced her to Trump in New York or New Jersey in the 1990s, according to newly released records posted on the department’s website Thursday.
She also alleged that Trump tried to force her to perform oral sex after Epstein introduced her to the future president in New York or New Jersey in the 1980s when she was between 13 and 15 years old.
The woman further claimed that Trump hit her after she rejected his advances.
According to her, she and her loved ones have received threatening phone calls over the years demanding that she remain silent about what she believed to be Epstein-related.
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In a report on the woman’s last interview, conducted in October 2019, during Trump’s first presidency, FBI agents asked if she would be willing to provide more information about Trump.
In response, the agent wrote that she “questioned what would be the point of providing information at this point in her life when there is a strong possibility that nothing can be done about it.”
“Unconfirmed Claims”
According to the FBI, the woman’s claims were unsubstantiated at the time.
Politico, which first reported the revelation, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the woman’s claims “totally unsubstantiated allegations, backed by zero credible evidence.”
Those documents were part of records the DOJ kept from the public, which the agency said was a result of being “incorrectly coded as duplicates.”
The Justice Department and the Trump administration have come under fire from some Republicans and even MAGA supporters for allegedly covering up Epstein’s ties to the rich and powerful, including Trump.
“False and Sensational Claims Against Trump”
In December 2025, the Justice Department, which was forced to release Epstein’s files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, also warned that some of the documents contained “false and sensationalist allegations against President Trump”.
This includes an alleged letter Epstein wrote to convicted former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
In the letter, reportedly written from prison, Epstein tells Nassar that “our president shared a love for young, noble girls.”
After the letter caused quite a stir, the Department of Justice and the FBI clarified that it was fake.
The FBI also said the handwriting on the letter did not appear to be the same as Epstein’s. They also noted that the letter was postmarked from Northern Virginia three days after Epstein’s death.
What Trump said about his ties to Epstein
According to Trump, who insists he did nothing wrong, his association with Epstein ended in the mid-2000s and he was never aware of the financial sexual abuse.
Key things
- The release of the Epstein files has reignited discussions about powerful figures and their alleged links to sexual abuse.
- Unconfirmed allegations can still have significant social and political ramifications, especially for public figures.
- The handling and disclosure of sensitive documents by government agencies can affect public trust and perceptions of transparency.
