Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
NPR • • general
Key Points:
- An NPR investigation found that the Justice Department has withheld over 50 pages of FBI interviews and notes related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, despite a law mandating the release of these Epstein-related files.
- The withheld documents include interviews with two women who accused Trump of sexual abuse as minors, with one woman claiming Trump assaulted her around 1983 and another describing a meeting with Trump at Epstein's Mar-a-Lago club.
- The Justice Department has removed and re-uploaded some documents from the public database, citing victim privacy concerns, but has declined to explain why specific files related to Trump were not published.
- White House officials denied wrongdoing, asserting that Trump has been exonerated and highlighting his cooperation with investigations, while members
