WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — The U.S. Department of Justice released newly disclosed FBI records Thursday summarizing interviews with an unidentified woman who made allegations involving President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The documents outline the woman’s claims about a decades-old sexual encounter that she said occurred after Epstein introduced her to Trump in the 1980s. Officials cautioned that the files include unverified allegations and statements that investigators could not confirm. The release comes as lawmakers continue to scrutinize the Justice Department’s handling of records tied to the Epstein investigation.
The Justice Department said the documents were among 15 records that staff had previously “incorrectly coded as duplicative.” Because of that error, the department did not publish them earlier. Officials posted the files on the department’s website as part of the ongoing release of documents related to the Epstein investigation. Congress has required the government to make many of these materials public.
The newly released files summarize interviews conducted by the FBI in 2019. Agents spoke with the unidentified woman four times during the investigation into Epstein, who faced federal sex trafficking charges before he died in 2019. Earlier disclosures confirmed the interviews took place, but included details from only one meeting. In that earlier summary, the woman said Epstein molested her when she was a teenager.
The newly disclosed summaries describe additional claims. The woman told FBI agents that Epstein introduced her to Trump in New York or New Jersey in the 1980s. She said she was between 13 and 15 years old at the time. According to the documents, the woman alleged that Trump tried to force her to perform oral sex during that encounter. The FBI summary reports her statements but does not confirm the claims.
The Justice Department warned that some of the released records include “untrue and sensationalist claims” about Trump. Officials stressed that the documents reflect allegations made during interviews, not verified findings. Reuters reported that it could not independently confirm the woman’s accusations. The FBI records suggest agents stopped communicating with the woman in 2019.
A spokeswoman for Trump rejected the claims in a statement. Karoline Leavitt, a White House spokeswoman, called the allegations “completely baseless accusations” and said they lack credible evidence. Trump has long denied any wrongdoing connected to Epstein’s crimes. He has said he ended his association with Epstein in the mid-2000s and had no knowledge of the financier’s alleged sexual abuse.
The document release arrives as lawmakers question how the Justice Department handles Epstein-related files. Some members of Congress have pushed for more transparency.
Democrats in Congress have accused Trump’s administration of withholding records related to the former president. A committee in the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the government’s process for releasing the documents. Lawmakers say they want a clear explanation of how the department reviews and publishes records tied to the Epstein investigation.
Public records show that Trump and Epstein moved in some of the same social circles during the 1990s. Documents previously released by the Justice Department state that Trump flew on Epstein’s private plane several times during that decade. Trump has denied those reports.
After authorities first accused Epstein of sexual misconduct in Florida, an FBI interview record states that Trump contacted the Palm Beach police chief. According to the record, Trump said people had long known about Epstein’s behavior. Epstein died in a federal jail in New York in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death ended the criminal case against him but intensified public interest in records related to his activities and associates.
The FBI conducted the woman’s final interview in October 2019 during Trump’s first term as president. During that meeting, agents asked if she would provide additional information about Trump.
According to the FBI report, the woman questioned the value of sharing more details at that stage of her life. The agent wrote that she asked what purpose it would serve if authorities could not take action. The Justice Department says it will continue reviewing and releasing documents connected to the Epstein investigation as required by law.
