The Department of Justice’s latest release of records connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein contains numerous references to President Donald Trump.
The newly posted materials include additional information related to Epstein’s flight logs, a subpoena tied to Ghislaine Maxwell’s case involving Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property, and a set of tips the FBI received about Trump that the DOJ says were unfounded.
Why It Matters
The new batch arrives amid renewed pressure on the administration to make more Epstein-related records public. After the House voted last month to compel their release, the DOJ issued an initial tranche on Friday and followed with a second set overnight Tuesday.
Trump has faced ongoing questions about his past association with Epstein. The president has said he did not know about Epstein’s criminal conduct, has denied any involvement, and has said he cut ties with Epstein and barred him from Mar-a-Lago after learning of allegations. Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein’s or Maxwell’s crimes.
What To Know
The DOJ released roughly 11,000 additional items overnight, including court documents, videos, emails, and other records tied to investigations involving Epstein. Trump is mentioned repeatedly, though many references appear to come from media summaries, newsletters, and other secondary materials included in the files. A smaller number of entries contain details that add context to earlier reporting.
Epstein died in 2019 in a New York federal jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell was sentenced in 2022 for assisting Epstein in the trafficking of minors and is serving a 20-year prison term. Speculation about an Epstein “client list” has circulated for years, though no such list has been publicly released.
Epstein Flight Logs
One file dated January 2020 claims Trump traveled on Epstein’s private aircraft “more times than previously has been reported,” or more than the DOJ believed at the time. It has long been known that Trump flew on Epstein’s jet, and the file does not accuse him of wrongdoing.
In an email, an unidentified assistant U.S. attorney wrote that Trump appeared as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four flights where Maxwell was also listed. The email also said Trump traveled at times with Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric.
The email further stated that on one 1993 flight, Trump and Epstein were listed as passengers, and on another flight the pair traveled with an unnamed 20-year-old. Names of potential witnesses and victims are redacted throughout the release, leaving that person’s identity unclear.
Mar-a-Lago Subpoena in the Maxwell Case
The release also includes a subpoena dated November 29, 2021, seeking employment records from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate related to an unidentified individual. The document does not allege wrongdoing by Trump.
Unverified Tips Submitted to the FBI
The files show federal law enforcement received multiple tips about Trump in the months leading up to the 2020 presidential election. The materials do not indicate whether agents pursued those tips. The DOJ said the submissions were baseless.
“Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already,” the DOJ said in a statement.
A White House spokesperson pointed to that statement when contacted for comment.
‘Fake’ Epstein Letter Mentioning Trump
The release also includes a letter presented as being from Epstein to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar that references Trump. The DOJ said in a statement posted to X that the FBI confirmed the letter is fake.
“This fake letter serves as a reminder that just because a document is released by the Department of Justice does not make the allegations or claims within the document factual. Nevertheless, the DOJ will continue to release all material required by law,” the DOJ said.
What People Are Saying
Commentator Aaron Parnas, on X: “There are so many Trump references in the overnight Epstein document dump that the DOJ had to specifically mention it in it’s tweet this morning. They did not give this same warning for documents related to President Clinton or any other individual.”
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, on Friday: “By releasing thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena request, and President Trump recently calling for further investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends, the Trump Administration has done more for the victims than Democrats ever have.”
President Donald Trump, on Monday: “What this whole thing is with Epstein is a way of trying to deflect from the tremendous success that the Republican Party has.”
What Happens Next
Additional releases could follow in the coming weeks.
