Summary
The U.S. Justice Department released a large batch of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, which included several mentions of President Donald Trump. The documents contain information about Trump's past flights on Epstein's private jet in the 1990s but add little new information to existing public records. The Justice Department notes that some of the documents include unfounded claims about Trump.
Key Facts
- The U.S. Justice Department released tens of thousands of documents about Jeffrey Epstein.
- President Donald Trump is mentioned multiple times in these documents.
- Many mentions come from news clippings, but some include emails detailing Trump's flights on Epstein's private jet in the 1990s.
- A prosecutor noted that Trump's travels on Epstein's jet were more frequent than previously known.
- Trump was listed on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, with Ghislaine Maxwell present on four of those flights.
- No accusations of wrongdoing have been made against Trump in connection with Epstein.
- The Justice Department stated some documents contain "untrue and sensationalist claims" about Trump.
- One questionable document was allegedly written by Epstein to Larry Nassar and processed after Epstein's death.
