'Untrue & Sensationalist': DOJ Denies Rape Claims Against Trump In Epstein Files

Last Updated:December 24, 2025, 05:08 IST

The files contain a secondhand account of a woman allegedly claiming that Trump and Epstein had raped her

Beyond the specific rape allegation, the document dump provides a more granular look at the historical ties between the two men. (File image/Reuters)

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a sharp warning regarding “untrue and sensationalist" allegations following the release of nearly 30,000 pages of investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On December 23, the department took the unusual step of preemptively dismissing certain claims within the documents—specifically those targeting President Donald Trump—as “unfounded and false".

The controversy centres on a 2020 FBI intake report made public in this latest tranche. The document records a tip from an unnamed limousine driver who alleged that in 1995, he overheard Trump discussing the “abuse of some girl" while on a phone call with “Jeffrey". More significantly, the file contains a secondhand account of a woman allegedly claiming that Trump and Epstein had raped her. The DOJ’s official statement on X was unequivocal: “If these claims had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already."

Beyond the specific rape allegation, the document dump provides a more granular look at the historical ties between the two men. Internal emails from federal prosecutors in 2020 suggest that Trump flew on Epstein’s private aircraft “many more times than previously known"—at least eight times between 1993 and 1996. Some of these flights reportedly included Ghislaine Maxwell and, in one instance, an unnamed 20-year-old. The DOJ also flagged a “fake" letter purportedly written by Epstein to Larry Nassar, which used crude language to link the President to Epstein’s predilections. Forensic analysis of the handwriting and postmark confirmed the letter was a forgery.

The release of these files is mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Trump signed into law in November 2025. Despite the administration’s stated commitment to transparency, the rollout has been fraught with tension. The White House has characterised the most salacious claims as politically motivated “smears" submitted to the FBI just weeks before the 2020 election. Meanwhile, the DOJ continues to redact the names of over 1,000 victims and witnesses, a process they claim is the cause of the “piecemeal" release schedule. As the investigation’s archives continue to go public, the government maintains that the mere inclusion of a name in these files does not constitute evidence of criminal wrongdoing, though the political fallout remains immense.

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