DOJ Publishes Additional Epstein Files Mentioning Trump After NPR Investigation

DOJ Publishes Additional Epstein Files Mentioning Trump After NPR Investigation

Background

The Justice Department published additional Epstein-related files after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages had been withheld from the public database. The newly released records concern allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor decades ago.

New Documents Released

The release includes 16 new pages covering three additional FBI interview summaries with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse when she was a minor. The release also includes two pages of an intake form documenting the initial call to the FBI from a friend who relayed the claims.

NPR's investigation previously found 53 pages that appeared to be missing from the public database. Following the release of the 16 new pages, 37 pages of records remain missing from the public database. The missing records include notes from the interviews, a law enforcement report, and license records.

The interview documents are part of more than 1,000 new pages published to the Epstein files public database on Thursday, March 6, 2026. The broader release also includes what appears to be the complete case file from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell initiated in 2006.

Content of the New Documents

The new documents provide additional detail regarding allegations made against both Trump and Epstein. The woman stated that the alleged abuse occurred when she was between 13 and 15 years old.

An FBI email summarizing the claims and a Justice Department PowerPoint slide deck note that the woman claimed that around 1983, when she was around 13 years old, Epstein introduced her to Trump, "who subsequently forced her head down to his exposed penis which she subsequently bit. In response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out."

In the newly published documents, the woman described how Trump allegedly put her head "down to his penis" and she "bit the s out of it." She alleged that Trump struck her and said something to the effect of "get this little b* the hell out of here."

The woman said she had two additional interactions with Trump but asked to move on to another subject. It is unclear whether she ever disclosed the details of those other interactions to law enforcement.

During a fourth interview with the FBI in 2019, when asked whether she "felt comfortable detailing her contacts with Trump," the woman reportedly asked "what the point would be of providing the information at this point in her life when there was a strong possibility nothing could be done about it."

The new files do not indicate how credible federal investigators viewed her claims or how the claims were resolved. It remains unanswered why the allegations were included in a Justice Department slide presentation last year summarizing the cases against Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Justice Department Statements

The Justice Department has repeatedly told NPR that any documents withheld were "privileged, are duplicates or relate to an ongoing federal investigation."

After NPR's initial story, the Justice Department said it was determining if records had been mistakenly tagged as duplicates. The department stated that if any were found, "the Department will of course publish it, consistent with the law."

The Justice Department posted a statement on X on Thursday stating that 15 documents were discovered to have been "incorrectly coded as duplicative." The statement also noted that five prosecution memos from the Southern District of Florida were determined to be publishable while protecting privileged materials.

White House Response

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein. The White House and Justice Department have stated that the raw files released to the public include "untrue and sensationalist claims."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to NPR on Friday that Trump has been "totally exonerated by the release of the Epstein files."

"These are completely baseless accusations, backed by zero credible evidence, from a sadly disturbed woman who has an extensive criminal history," Leavitt wrote. "The total baselessness of these accusations is also supported by the obvious fact that Joe Biden's department of justice knew about them for four years and did nothing with them — because they knew President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong. As we have said countless times, President Trump has been totally exonerated by the release of the Epstein Files."

Congressional Response

Sara Guerrero, spokesperson for House Oversight Committee Democrats, stated: "But let's be clear: this White House cover-up is ongoing. Millions of pages still remain concealed from the public and our committee."

On Wednesday, members of both parties on the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions about the handling of the files.

Democrats and Republicans on the committee have demanded answers from the Justice Department regarding the missing files and the department's handling of the Epstein document release.

Committee Democrats have called on Trump to testify based on his appearances in the files. Committee Republicans have stated repeatedly that they do not see a need for Trump to testify.

Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stated: "There is nothing that we are seeing where there is criminal involvement or reason to believe that the president has any wrongdoing and that is why we are not supporting this crazy theory in bringing him into all of this."

During the depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, committee Republicans said they had not found anything from those who have testified thus far that implicates Trump. Committee Democrats have stated they are hopeful that the deposition of a former president opens the door for Trump to testify as well.

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Source

Reported by Stephen Fowler for NPR. Originally published March 5, 2026; updated March 6, 2026. Read original article.