Several key FBI memos related to a woman’s unverified allegation that President Trump assaulted her in the 1980s were not included in the latest public release of Jeffrey Epstein files. As detailed by The New York Times, the missing materials concern interviews conducted in 2019 after the woman came forward with claims involving both Epstein and Trump.
An index of investigative materials lists four FBI interview summaries connected to her account. However, only one summary, focused on her allegations against Epstein, was released by the Justice Department. The other three summaries referenced in the index were not included in the public files.
The underlying interview notes tied to those summaries were also absent. The Justice Department has released similar notes for other witnesses and alleged victims, but not for this set of interviews. Officials stated that withheld materials were either privileged, duplicates, or connected to an ongoing federal investigation, though they did not specifically address the missing memos related to her claim.
Lawmakers question how the Justice Department handled the file release
President Trump has denied wrongdoing. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said he has been totally exonerated on matters relating to Epstein.
The release of the Epstein files was required under legislation signed last year following bipartisan pressure from Congress. The law allows redactions to protect victims and ongoing investigations but prohibits withholding material based on embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity involving public figures. This comes midst Epstein survivors at SOTU making headlines.
Some lawmakers and survivors have criticized the department’s redaction process. They noted that certain victims remained identifiable and that nude photographs of young women were included in the public release, while other materials involving prominent individuals were heavily redacted.
The woman first came forward in July 2019, shortly after Epstein’s arrest on federal sex trafficking charges. In the released July 24, 2019 interview summary, she alleged that Epstein repeatedly assaulted her when she was a minor in the 1980s. She told investigators she did not know Epstein’s full identity until 2019, when a friend sent her a photo that she said confirmed he was the man who had raped her.
According to the summary, she showed agents the image on her phone, described as a widely distributed photograph of Epstein and President Trump. She allowed investigators to photograph the image but asked that President Trump be cropped out. Her lawyer told agents she was concerned about implicating additional well known individuals due to fear of retaliation.
Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said that even when he reviewed unredacted Epstein files at the Justice Department, the additional interview summaries were not present. Garcia said the department had not provided a clear explanation for their absence and indicated that Democrats intend to investigate further. This comes with other news like Bill Gates Epstein ties.
More than 50 pages of investigative materials related to her claims are missing from the public release. The woman later joined a lawsuit against Epstein’s estate in 2019 but dropped her claim. Court records do not indicate whether she received a settlement, and a 2021 filing shows she was deemed ineligible for compensation from a victims fund, without specifying the reason.
Published: Feb 25, 2026 04:45 pm