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Undated photograph of Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and model Ingrid Seynhaeve from the Epstein estate\u2019s document production to the House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n
House Oversight Committee Democrats<\/p>\n
In a July 2021 interview, an unnamed source told federal agents about a time when convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell introduced a woman to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
\u201cMAXWELL said things like, \u2018oh I think he likes you. Aren\u2019t you lucky. This is great,\u2019\u201d according to a report of the interview. \u201cIt was set up very much like how MAXWELL introduced [redacted] to EPSTEIN.\u201d<\/p>\n
A heavily redacted version of the interview was released by the Department of Justice Friday among a trove of files related to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the files total 3 million pages, including 180,000 images and 2,000 videos.<\/p>\n
As with past releases of files related to Epstein, Trump\u2019s name is mentioned thousands of times \u2013 many are innocuous references, but some include uncorroborated allegations sent to the FBI claiming that he also abused young girls.<\/p>\n
Jeffrey Epstein, left, stands with Donald Trump; Melania Knauss, Trump\u2019s then-girlfriend; and Ghislaine Maxwell at an event in 2000. Davidoff Studios via Getty Images <\/p>\n
The White House referred the Miami Herald to a statement on the DOJ website, denying any credibility in any accusations against the president.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis production may include fake or falsely submitted images, documents or videos, as everything that was sent to the FBI by the public was included in the production that is responsive to the Act,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.\u201d<\/p>\n
The release was the culmination of a year-long debate over making the federal government\u2019s plethora of documentation public \u2013 a battle that frequently focused on Trump\u2019s relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a news conference to announce an update on the Epstein files at the Department of Justice on Jan. 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker Getty Images <\/p>\n
Federal agents arrested Epstein in 2019, after a Miami Herald investigation<\/a> documented a sweetheart deal federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida reached with him in 2007 and his continued abuse of girls after. He was found dead in his prison cell about a month later in August 2019. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging.<\/p>\n The July 2021 interview about Maxwell<\/a> notes that nothing happened between the woman and Trump, but it adds to the long-standing record<\/a> of what appeared to once be a close friendship between Epstein, Maxwell and Trump.<\/p>\n Trump referred to Epstein as a \u201cterrific guy\u201d in a 2002 New York Magazine story and said \u201cI just wish her well,\u201d when asked about Ghislaine Maxwell in July 2020, weeks after she had been arrested and accused of aiding Epstein\u2019s abuse.<\/p>\n She was found guilty in 2021 on five counts related to sex trafficking and is now serving a 20-year prison sentence in Texas.<\/p>\n The files also show that accusations of sexual misconduct by the president connected to Epstein were repeatedly raised to federal authorities.<\/p>\n On Aug. 6, 2025, an email exchange<\/a> apparently sent between agents at the FBI\u2019s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force described a list of \u201cTrump accusers.\u201d It also included a spreadsheet of tips called into the FBI\u2019s National Threat Operations Center.<\/p>\n One alleged that a friend had been \u201cforced to perform oral sex on President Trump\u201d in New Jersey, about 35 years prior, when she was 13 or 14 years old.<\/p>\n In another, a caller said she was a 16-year-old model when she attended parties at Epstein\u2019s residence in New York and he sexually assaulted her. She also alleged she was abused by the three Miami brothers accused of a pattern of serial rape, who are currently facing federal sex trafficking charges<\/a> \u2013 Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander.<\/p>\n \u201cCaller named other individuals involved in \u2018big orgy parties\u2019 with her,\u201d the tip states. \u201cOther young girls, and older Victoria\u2019s Secret models, including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n Some of the complainants were not reached by agents, one was \u201cdeemed not credible.\u201d The caller who mentioned a friend in New Jersey identified the friend on the phone, and the tip was sent to the \u201cWashington Office\u201d to conduct an interview.<\/p>\n A woman also reached out to the FBI on Jan. 13, 2021. She \u201cwanted to know why nothing was being done in regards to the information she provided\u201d about Trump.<\/p>\n \u201c[redacted] stated TRUMP was actively recruiting girls, whether it was for him or EPSTEIN she did not know,\u201d the tip claims.<\/p>\n Asked how she knew the information, the woman cited news sources, and a friend in Florida.<\/p>\n On one occasion in 2016, Epstein himself sought advice on how Trump should answer questions about their relationship.<\/p>\n On Mar. 30, 2016, he an email wrote to Kathy Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel to former President Barack Obama. \u201cTrump is likely to be asked questions soon about me,\u201d he said, and asked: \u201cIn and [sic] ideal world what would you think he should\/could say.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSupposedly a girl said that donald had sex with her at my house when she was underage,\u201d he wrote. \u201cShe said she has a witness.\u201d<\/p>\n Past releases of files related to Epstein \u2013 from both the DOJ and House Oversight Committee \u2013 have also included hundreds of mentions of Trump.<\/p>\n A January 2020 memo by an assistant US attorney revealed that Trump was on many more flights on Epstein\u2019s private plane than the DOJ was aware of \u2014 between 1993 and 1996. A photo shows Trump next to a line of women<\/a>. In one email, Epstein claimed to have lost a $10,000 bet to Trump<\/a> regarding his second wife\u2019s pregnancy, and in another email, to have had dirt on Trump.<\/p>\n In a 2011 message to Maxwell released by the House Oversight Committee<\/a> in November, Epstein wrote that Trump \u201cspent hours\u201d with a victim at his house \u2014 and described Trump as \u201cthe dog that hasn\u2019t barked.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House said that the victim in question was Virginia Giuffre, who was recruited by Maxwell while working at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago club. She died by suicide in April 2025, but previously said that she never saw Trump participate in any sexual acts.<\/p>\n Also among the files released Friday was a 2002 email that seems to be between first lady Melania Trump and Maxwell.<\/a> \u201cI know you are very busy flying all over the world,\u201d she wrote. \u201cHow was Palm Beach? I cannot wait to go down. Give me a call when you\u2019re back in NY.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this year, the House Oversight Committee released a 238-page birthday book<\/a> compiled by Maxwell as a gift for Epstein on his 50th birthday. Included is a letter signed with a signature that appeared to be Trump\u2019s, and the figure of a naked woman drawn around it. Trump has repeatedly denied it came from him.<\/p>\n \u201cA pal is a wonderful thing,\u201d the note reads. \u201cHappy birthday \u2014 and may every day be another wonderful secret.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally published January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM.<\/p>\n Claire Healy<\/a><\/p>\n Miami Herald<\/p>\n Claire Healy is an Esserman Investigative Fellow at The Miami Herald. Prior to her current role, she wrote for The Washington Post, where she was a 2024 Pulitzer Finalist for \u201cSearching for Maura.\u201d\n <\/p>\n Julie K. Brown<\/a><\/p>\n Miami Herald<\/p>\n Julie K. Brown is a member of the Miami Herald\u2019s Investigative Team. Her 2017 probe into Palm Beach sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein won multiple journalism awards, including a George Polk Award. She was also a member of the Herald\u2019s 2022 Pulitzer-Prize-winning team recognized for its coverage of the Surfside condo collapse. In an FBI interview, an unnamed individual describes a time in which Ghislaine Maxwell introduced a woman to President Donald Trump. The Department of Justice <\/p>\n
A spreadsheet of tips given to the Justice Department was released among a trove of files about sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. Department of Justice <\/p>\n
A tip sent to the FBI in 2021 mentions Epstein and Trump. The Department of Justice <\/p>\n
A photograph released by the Department of Justice and subsequently removed showing photographs from one of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s home which included pictures of President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton Department of Justice <\/p>\n
Trump denies that he wrote or drew this message that was part of Epstein’s birthday book. Courtesy of House Oversight Committee <\/p>\n
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