Summary
The U.S. Justice Department is accused by a top Democrat of withholding files involving allegations against President Donald Trump related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department asserts that only duplicates, privileged information, or materials part of an ongoing investigation were withheld. President Trump denies any wrongdoing, and official statements claim the released documents contain no evidence against him.
Key Facts
- A top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee claims the Justice Department is hiding files with allegations against President Trump.
- The Justice Department says they only withheld duplicates, privileged files, or ongoing investigation materials, and nothing was deleted.
- President Trump claims he has been completely cleared of any wrongdoing regarding Epstein.
- The Justice Department describes some allegations as "untrue and sensationalist."
- President Trump signed an act prompting the release of documents related to Epstein, although some files remain unreleased or redacted.
- The Democrat, Robert Garcia, can view unredacted Epstein files legally due to his role in Congress.
- Some FBI interview summaries related to the Epstein investigation appear to be missing from publicly available documents.
- The missing documents are related to interviews with an alleged Epstein victim who accused Epstein of rape when she was a minor.
