WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — The Department of Justice appears to have withheld more than 50 pages of FBI interview notes and reports tied to a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, according to Rep. Robert Garcia.
Garcia, a California Democrat and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, said he reviewed unredacted materials at the Justice Department this week. He alleged that key FBI records connected to the woman’s claims were not included in the DOJ’s recent public release of files related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department denied wrongdoing and accused Democrats of misrepresenting the facts.
The controversy centers on records prepared during the investigation and prosecution of Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 on sex trafficking charges. An index of witness materials compiled before Maxwell’s trial lists 15 documents related to the woman identified by Garcia. Those materials include four FBI reports of interviews, known as FD-302 forms, three sets of interview notes, photos, license records, and other reports.
However, a review of the Justice Department’s public archive shows that only six of the 15 documents appear in the release. Of the four FBI interview reports, only one was made public.
The released files contain unique identifying “Bates numbers” stamped on each page. Those numbers suggest a gap of more than 50 pages between documents, raising questions about whether interview reports and notes were omitted. Garcia said the withheld documents involve FBI interviews with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse when she was between 13 and 15 years old.
“Oversight Democrats can confirm that the DOJ appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews with this survivor,” Garcia said in a statement. He added that Democrats plan to open a parallel investigation.
The Justice Department rejected the allegation. In a social media post, the department said it produced all responsive documents unless they were duplicates, privileged material, or part of an ongoing federal investigation.
Democrats responded by questioning whether the interviews could qualify under those exceptions. They also asked whether an active investigation into Trump exists. The DOJ did not confirm any such investigation. The dispute adds new tension to the long-running scrutiny over Epstein’s network and any prominent figures who had contact with him.
According to an FBI presentation prepared in July 2025, the woman claimed Epstein introduced her to Trump in the mid-1980s. The presentation states that she alleged Trump forced her to perform a sexual act and then physically assaulted her when she resisted.
The alleged incident took place between 1983 and 1985, when the woman was a teenager, according to the document. An internal FBI email from the same period noted that one victim “claimed abuse by Trump but ultimately refused to cooperate.”
Garcia said he reviewed both the FBI presentation and an unredacted interview report. He stated that the allegations came from the same individual referenced in the missing documents. The White House referred questions to a previous DOJ statement. That statement said some documents in the Epstein files include untrue or sensational claims submitted to the FBI. It described allegations against Trump as unfounded and false.
The only public FBI report of the woman’s interview describes abuse by Epstein in 2019. She told agents she was 13 when she believed she was hired for a babysitting job. Instead, she said Epstein gave her drugs and alcohol and sexually abused her. She alleged that similar abuse occurred multiple times.
The report states that during one encounter, two older men watched and masturbated while Epstein assaulted her. She described them as older than Epstein and said they had Southern accents. She did not name them. The woman became emotional during questioning and ended the interview early. Agents planned to conduct a follow-up interview.
That report does not include allegations against Trump. It mentions Trump only in connection with a widely circulated photo of him and Epstein. The woman told agents she wanted to crop Trump out of the image when identifying Epstein. According to the report, her attorney said she feared retaliation if she implicated well-known individuals.
The Justice Department announced earlier that it would release no further Epstein files. That decision has fueled criticism from lawmakers and transparency advocates. Independent journalist Roger Sollenberger and NPR first reported concerns about the missing documents.
