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A newly released batch of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents from the U.S. Department of Justice has renewed scrutiny around former President Donald Trump’s past social ties to the late financier, according to emails and records included in the disclosure. The documents, made public under a new transparency law, include claims that Trump flew multiple times on Epstein’s private jet during the 1990s—more often than previously reported.
An internal email dated January 7, 2020, attributed to a New York prosecutor, states that flight logs showed Trump traveled on Epstein’s jet eight times. At least four of those flights allegedly included Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate who is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for helping facilitate the sexual abuse of underage girls. The email itself does not accuse Trump of any wrongdoing, and there is no allegation that he committed a crime.
The newly released records describe one flight where Epstein, Trump, and a 20-year-old woman—whose name was redacted—were the only passengers. Two additional flights reportedly included women later identified as potential witnesses in the Maxwell case. These details contrast with a 2024 social media post by Trump in which he stated he was “never on Epstein’s plane, or at his ‘stupid’ island.”
The Justice Department emphasized that some of the materials contain unverified or false claims submitted to the FBI before the 2020 election. In a public statement, the DOJ said the allegations against Trump were “unfounded and false,” but explained that the files were released to comply with federal law and transparency requirements while protecting victims’ identities.
The disclosure includes roughly 30,000 pages of documents and dozens of videos, many heavily redacted. Among them is a grainy photograph showing Trump seated next to Maxwell at a New York fashion event in 2000, as well as references to an image found on Steve Bannon’s cellphone. The DOJ also labeled several items in the release—including a card purportedly linking Epstein, Larry Nassar, and Trump—as fake.
The release has stirred political controversy, with lawmakers debating redactions and the broader implications of Epstein file disclosures ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
