WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice (DOJ) published three previously withheld FBI interviews on Thursday, revealing unverified allegations that President Donald Trump physically and sexually assaulted a teenage girl decades ago. The documents, part of the extensive Jeffrey Epstein investigation, were released following media scrutiny over missing files in the federal database.
The publication of these interviews adds a contentious new layer to the ongoing rollout of documents mandated by the November 2025 Epstein Files Transparency Act. The White House has firmly rejected the claims, characterizing them as entirely baseless.
The Allegations Within the FBI Documents
The newly unsealed files stem from FBI interviews conducted in 2019 with an accuser whose identity remains redacted. The woman alleges she was physically and sexually abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein “repeatedly,” beginning when she was 13 years old.
According to the unverified interview transcripts, the accuser claims she first met Trump “decades ago” in either New York or New Jersey. In an August 2019 interview, she detailed an alleged encounter in a “tall building with huge rooms.”
The accuser alleges that Trump pulled her aside privately and told her something “to the effect of ‘Let me show you how little girls are supposed to be.'” According to the documents, she claims Trump forced her head toward his genitals, prompting her to bite him. The woman alleges Trump retaliated physically, pulling her hair and punching the side of her head.
The DOJ has not verified the veracity of the claims detailed in these interviews.
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White House Denies ‘Baseless’ Claims
President Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding his past association with Epstein. Following the release of the documents, the White House issued a swift and definitive denial.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt characterized the accuser’s statements as “completely baseless accusations, backed by zero credible evidence.”
The release of these specific allegations comes shortly after Trump publicly distanced himself from the Epstein scandal. On February 19, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew) on misconduct charges, Trump claimed absolute clearance from the saga.
“I’m the expert in a way because I’ve been totally exonerated,” Trump told Fox News. “That’s very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it’s a shame. I did nothing.”
A DOJ ‘Coding Error’ and Media Scrutiny
The Thursday disclosure follows investigative reports from CNN and NPR, which highlighted that several documents naming Trump in connection with the abuse of a minor had been omitted from the DOJ’s initial data dumps. A February analysis by CNN explicitly noted that numerous interviews were inexplicably missing from the public database.
In a public statement, the Justice Department attributed the omission to a procedural oversight rather than intentional suppression.
According to the DOJ, a review of lodged complaints revealed that several files were “improperly coded as ‘duplicative,’ and therefore not subject for release.”
- The Findings: Reviewers discovered 15 additional documents incorrectly labeled as duplicative.
- Prosecution Memos: The Southern District of Florida separately authorized the release of five prosecution memos originally marked as “privileged,” successfully redacting sensitive information to allow public viewing.
- Total Release: All 20 recovered documents are now live in the Epstein Files Transparency Act library.
To ensure transparency moving forward, the DOJ stated that all files categorized as “duplicative” will be made available for congressional review in the Congressional Reading Room.
What Comes Next
As journalists and legal experts continue to comb through the Epstein Files Transparency Act library, the public fallout from these disclosures remains fluid. President Trump is named at least 1,000 times in the broader cache of files related to the Epstein investigation. While many of those mentions are passing or logistical in nature, the discovery of previously withheld FBI interviews suggests that the full scope of the investigative record is still coming to light.
As Congress gains access to the ‘duplicative’ files, further scrutiny regarding the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein archives is highly likely in the coming weeks.
