The US Justice Department has unveiled a new set of documents from the Epstein Files, but there are reportedly still 37 missing pages from the public records. Among the latest files released on Friday, a report alleged that Donald Trump sexually assaulted a woman, introduced to him by convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, when she was underage.
According to an FBI interview with the unnamed woman, she claimed that the US President struck her after she bit him on the penis, pulled her hair, and punched her on the side of her head. Despite the emergence of these 16 new pages containing these disturbing allegations, an investigation revealed that 37 pages are still undisclosed and not part of the public records.
In January, the US Justice Department published over three million files related to the convicted sex offender Epstein, which included shocking emails, images, and videos that garnered global attention. However, an investigation by National Public Radio found that 53 pages were missing initially, and with the latest release of files, 37 of these pages are still unaccounted for.
These missing pages are said to include interview notes, license records, and law enforcement reports related to Epstein and his criminal activities. While survivors of Epstein have come forward, Mr. Trump has not faced any criminal accusations. The US Justice Department explained that any files withheld from the public were either privileged, duplicates, or linked to ongoing federal investigations.
The documents released today were initially kept private due to a misclassification as duplicates, as stated by officials. Many files within the Epstein Files are redacted, with some parts blocked out entirely to protect victim identities. The most recent file drop included an FBI interview with an alleged victim accusing Donald Trump of abuse, claiming she met him in the presence of Epstein in New York or New Jersey.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt vehemently denied the allegations, labeling them as baseless and lacking credible evidence from a woman with a significant criminal history. Leavitt emphasized that the Department of Justice under Joe Biden had knowledge of these accusations for four years but took no action, indicating that President Trump was cleared of any wrongdoing by the release of the Epstein Files.