Trump accuser interviews withheld by DOJ, Garcia says
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Key Points:
- Rep. Robert Garcia accused the Department of Justice of illegally withholding FBI interviews with a survivor who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, based on evidence reviewed by Oversight Democrats.
- The withheld interviews relate to allegations from 2019 involving Trump and a survivor connected to Jeffrey Epstein, whose files were made public following a federal law mandating their disclosure.
- Garcia announced that Oversight Democrats will launch a parallel investigation into the DOJ's handling of these records, emphasizing that the files must be shared with Congress and the public due to prior subpoenas and transparency legislation.
- President Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and claimed to be "totally exonerated" by the Epstein files, has never been criminally charged in connection with
