The U.S. Department of Justice Releases More Documents on Trump in the Epstein Case
The U.S. Department of Justice has released more FBI documents related to the Epstein case, including testimony alleging that Trump sexually abused minors.
On March 5, the U.S. Department of Justice released 16 pages of documents, including three summaries of FBI interviews with a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her decades ago.
According to the woman's testimony to the FBI in 2019, around 1983, when she was 13, Jeffrey Epstein took her to "New York or New Jersey" and introduced her to Trump. When he forced her to have sex, she bit him, after which Trump hit her on the head and kicked her out.
The woman said she and those close to her received threatening phone calls for years, demanding that she remain silent. She believes the matter is related to Epstein.
In her final interview with the FBI in 2019, when asked if she "felt comfortable detailing her contacts with Mr. Trump," she said that "what good would it do to provide information at this point in my life, when it's highly likely nothing more can be done?"
U.S. media reported that these 16 pages were among 53 previously missing documents from the public database. The Justice Department explained that these pages were mistakenly marked as "duplicate" and therefore did not appear in previous congressional requests for the release of records. 37 pages remain unreleased.
The Justice Department previously stated that some of the documents it released "contained untrue and sensational allegations against President Trump." Meanwhile, Democrats accuse the Trump administration of concealing details that could negatively impact the President in the Epstein investigation.
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Trump has repeatedly denied any close relationship with Epstein, and has maintained that he was unaware of Epstein's abuse of underage girls. The US president has not yet been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein's activities.
On March 4, a House committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about how the Justice Department handled the documents.
