WASHINGTON, United States — The United States Department of Justice on Tuesday released thousands of additional documents linked to its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, including internal correspondence and case files.
The newly disclosed materials reference allegations involving President Donald Trump and previously undisclosed details of his past travel with the convicted sex offender.
The latest disclosure followed an initial tranche of records published over the weekend.
As with earlier releases, many of the documents made public on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, were heavily redacted, with names, contact details and identifying information obscured. Nearly all of the files contained at least partial redactions.
Allegation Referenced in FBI File
Among the newly released material is an FBI case file dated October 2020 that includes a reference to an allegation of rape involving Mr Trump.
The document does not identify the individual making the claim, as all names and personal details were redacted.
According to the file, a limousine driver described what was characterised as a “very concerning” telephone conversation involving Mr Trump during a drive to an airport in 1995.
The driver reported that Mr Trump repeatedly mentioned the name “Jeffrey” during the call and referred to “abusing some girl”.
The document further states that an unnamed individual alleged, “he raped me”, referring to Mr Trump, and claimed that “Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein”.
The file adds that the person described being taken by “some girl with a funny name” to “a fancy hotel or building”.
Internal Emails on Epstein Flights
The release also includes an internal email dated January 7, 2020, from an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York, stating that Mr Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet “many more times than previously had been reported” between 1993 and 1996.
According to the email, Mr Trump flew “at least eight times” during that period.
One flight reportedly listed Mr Trump as travelling with Epstein and a 20-year-old passenger whose name was redacted.
The correspondence noted that on four of the flights Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Epstein later convicted of trafficking underage girls, was also present.
The email added that two other flights included female passengers described as “possible witnesses in a Maxwell case”.
The correspondence stressed that being named in the records did not imply wrongdoing.
“We’ve just finished reviewing the full records … and didn’t want any of this to be a surprise down the road,” the email concluded.
Other Claims and Documents
Another email from August 2020 summarised voicemails from a woman in Australia, whose identity was redacted, who claimed crimes had been committed against her.
The message said she referenced President Trump, Epstein, Lisa Marie Presley and the British Royal Family.
A response stated that the number would be blocked and that no further action would be taken.
A separate court complaint filed in January 2020 by an unnamed plaintiff identified as Jane Doe detailed alleged abuse by Epstein and Maxwell.
The filing also described an encounter in 1994 in which Epstein allegedly introduced the 14-year-old complainant to Mr Trump.
“Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump, Epstein elbowed Trump, playfully asking him, referring to Doe, ‘This is a good one, right?’ Trump smiled and nodded in agreement,” the document stated.
Another FBI file referenced an accusation that Mr Trump hosted a party involving sex workers.
The documents also included records of a possible suicide attempt by Epstein while in custody on July 23, 2019, and showed that he was placed on suicide watch shortly after his arrest that month.
Epstein was found dead in jail on August 10, 2019, in a death later ruled a suicide by federal authorities.
Justice Department Response
In a statement accompanying Tuesday’s release, the Justice Department said some of the material contained “untrue and sensationalist claims” submitted to the FBI shortly before the 2020 presidential election.
The department said allegations made against Mr Trump in the files were “unfounded and false”, but added that the records were being released in line with legal obligations and transparency requirements, with protections in place for Epstein’s victims.
Mr Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activities.
He has not commented directly on the documents released on Tuesday. Speaking on Monday, he described the release of the files as politically motivated and referred to the disclosures as a “Democrat Hoax”.
Political Fallout
The release has also exposed divisions within the Republican Party. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has worked with Democratic Representative Ro Khanna to press for the disclosure of Epstein-related records, criticised the administration’s handling of the files.
“Trump is blaming me for a bill he eventually signed,” Mr Massie wrote on X, accusing the Justice Department of shielding powerful figures.
He had previously said that the department was failing to provide full transparency required under the law.
The Justice Department said it would continue to release material in compliance with congressional mandates, while maintaining legally required redactions.
