Trump accused of rape in new Epstein docs
DOJ calls claims 'untrue and sensationalist'
By: Bart Jansen
Cybele Mayes-Osterman
and Nick Penzenstaler
USA Today
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department released a new trove of 29,000 documents December 23 [2025] from its investigation into convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein - including one which a man accused Epstein and President Donald Trump of raping a woman he knew.
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The FBI reported from October 27, 2020 records a call to the National Threat Operation Center. The man said he met Trump as his limousine drive in 1995. On December 24, 1999, the man was discussing that experience with a woman who turned "stone cold" at the mention of Trump's name.
..... "Donald J. Trump had raped me along with Jeffery Epstein," the man quoted the woman as saying.
..... When the man urged the woman to call the police, the woman said, "I can't they will kill me."
..... The FBI agent redacted the names of the man who made the call and the staffer at the National Threat Operations Center who received it.
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Trump has denied any wrongdoing and hasn't been charged with any crime in related to Epstein. The Justice Department issued a statement saying the latest release of files contained "untrue and sensationalist" accusations made against Trump 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 Justice Department said in a statement. "Nevertheless, out of our commitment to the law and transparency, the DOJ is releasing these documents with the legally required protections for Epstein's victims."
..... There is also an email sent by an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York that says Trump was on Epstein;s private jet "many more times" than had been reported.
..... "For your situational awareness, wanted to let you know hat the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Downland Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we wee aware), including during the period we would expect to charge in a Maxwell case," the email reads, referring to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend, who was convicted of sex crimes.
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The names and addresses of the sender and recipients of the email are redacted.
..... Trump was "listed as a passenger" on Epstein's jet on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, the assistant U.S. attorney wrote. Trump;s ex=wife Maria Maples; his daughter Tiffany; and his son Eric also traveled on the jet, according to the email. On two flights, two of the passengers "were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case."
..... The newest batch of material included dozens of video clips and other documents with many redactions, such as an email from June 14, 2021, mentioning that Steve Bannon, a former political adviser to Trump and now a podcaster, had a picture on his phone of trump and Maxwell. The sender and recipient of the email were redacted.
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There is detailed report on Epstein's death in jail on August 10, 2019. the 18-page "after action review" offers an account of the death, which was ruled a suicide, and described a "significant breakdown in basic correctional practices and communicants within the institution."
..... The files also contain what appears to be a letter from Epstein to Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing young athletes on the U.S. Olympic team and at Michigan State University.
..... "Dear L.N." the leer begins. "As you know by now, I have taken the 'short route' home. Good luck! We shared one thing ... our love & caring for young ladies at the hope there'd reach their full potential. Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system. Life is unfair. Yours J. sentient."
..... The letter was postmarked August 13, 2019, three days after Epstein;s death, and was returned to sender.
..... The department began releasing tens of thousands of documents December 19 [2025] from its files under a law Congress approved and Trump signed.
..... Lawmakers and women who say Epstein abuse them have complained that all the files weren't released on December 19 [2025] as the law directed. The department says it is continuing to release documents as they are reviewed to ensure they don't name victims, portray sexual abuse or hurt potential prosecutions.
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Former President bill Clinton's spokesperson called for the Justice Department to resale all of its Epstein documents to avoided insinuating wrongdoing against people "who have been repeatedly cleared."
..... Pictures of Clinton, including one in a hot tub and others with celebrities, were among documents the Justice Department released December 19. [2025]
..... He and Trump were among many famous people who were once friendly with Epstein and appeared in photos with him. Clinton has not been accused of any wrongdoing in related to Epstein, who was charges with trafficking minor girls for illicit sex.
..... The former president needs no protection from releasing all remaining documents that mention or contain a photograph of him, his deputy chief of staff angel Urena said December 22 [2025] on social media. But "selective releases to imply wrongdoing" would confirm "the widespread suspicions" that the releases are about "insinuaiton" rather than transparency, Urena said.
..... Trump downplayed the importance of the Epstein files to reporters during a December 22 [2025] news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, where he is spending the Christmas holiday.
..... The president said many pictures of "respected bankers and lawyers" would be released because "everybody was friendly with this guy - either friendly or not friendly, but they, you know, he was around, he was all over pal beach another places."
..... Trump told reporters that he thought it was "terrible" pictures of people in the Epstein files were being released without any accusations or wrongdoing, but that congressional Democrats and some Republicans forced the release of the files.
Contributing: Reuters