A new report from NPR alleges that the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump did not release all documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, including materials tied to allegations against the president.
According to the outlet, approximately 50 pages of FBI interview summaries and investigative notes were not included in the public release of the Epstein files. The documents reportedly concern claims made by an unnamed woman who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a minor.
Earlier this month, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the DOJ had turned over all Epstein-related files. However, NPR reported that a review of serial numbers across various documents — including FBI case records, internal emails, and discovery logs — indicated that certain catalogued pages were not publicly available.
“NPR reviewed multiple sets of unique serial numbers appearing before and after the pages in question,” the outlet reported, noting that dozens of pages appeared to exist in DOJ records but were absent from the published database.
The DOJ disputed the characterization of the report. In a statement provided to PEOPLE, a spokesperson said a file listing all interviews had been “temporarily removed for victim redactions” but was later restored.
“We have not deleted anything,” the spokesperson said, adding that all responsive documents were produced except for duplicates, privileged materials, or documents tied to ongoing federal investigations.
The White House referred inquiries to a DOJ statement posted on X that echoed those assertions.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing related to his past association with Jeffrey Epstein, who died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Following the recent release of thousands of pages of government evidence, Trump told reporters he had been “totally exonerated.”
Congress mandated the broader disclosure through the Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed in November 2025. The release has unfolded gradually, with many documents containing significant redactions.
Earlier this month, Rep. Jamie Raskin spoke to reporters after reviewing portions of the unredacted files alongside other lawmakers. He described the scope of the material as extensive and said millions of documents remain unreleased.
“The Department of Justice is under orders from Congress to release the entire Epstein file,” Raskin said. “They’ve released 3.5 million documents and they’ve withheld 3 million documents.”
Raskin suggested that some delays may be intended to shield prominent individuals whose names appear in the records.
“I think that the Department of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for many months,” he said, alleging that officials were attempting to suppress politically sensitive information.
Despite Bondi’s February 14 letter to Congress asserting that no records were withheld due to “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity,” Raskin also questioned certain redactions.
He pointed to one document summarizing statements attributed to Trump by Epstein’s legal team. According to Raskin, the document indicated that Epstein had been a guest at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and had never been asked to leave — a claim that appears to conflict with Trump’s repeated assertion that he barred Epstein from the property.
“That was redacted for some indeterminate, inscrutable reason,” Raskin said, adding that the document seemed inconsistent with Trump’s recent public statements about his past relationship with Epstein.
The DOJ has maintained that its handling of the files complies with congressional directives, while critics continue to call for fuller transparency.
