The Epstein files, published on Friday by the US Department of Justice, contain unverified information about Donald Trump’s alleged involvement in sex orgies and the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
The documents, totaling over three million pages, were taken down from the DoJ website shortly after publication, officially due to high traffic, and then republished.
One document contained information stating that a 13 or 14-year-old girl was allegedly forced to engage in oral sex with Trump over 30 years ago in New Jersey. The girl reportedly bit Trump during the sexual act and was struck by him.
The account comes from a witness. The FBI was instructed to interview the alleged victim, but there is no evidence that this interview took place, and the Department of Justice did not specify the significance given to this information, as reported by The Telegraph.
The White House issued a statement asserting that all allegations are "baseless and false," and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the team responsible for reviewing the documents may have made errors and any mistakes will be promptly corrected.
Officials from the Trump administration emphasized that the files may contain false images, documents, or videos intentionally sent incorrectly, as everything the FBI received from the public was transmitted to the Department of Justice.
Other accusations in the files relate to Trump's participation in sex parties organized by Epstein, but most of the information has not been confirmed, and some individuals contacted were deemed "uncredible."
Critics of the Trump administration claim that the documents were intentionally not fully disclosed, pointing out that the Department of Justice reviewed 6 million documents but only made half of them public.
In a previous case, a photograph of Trump in Epstein's office, surrounded by women, was initially published, then retracted, and later republished following public reactions.
Todd Blanche insisted that the American president did not intervene to censor the documents and emphasized that Epstein never claimed that Trump had committed any crimes or had inappropriate contacts with his victims.
Blanche was Trump's lawyer in his 2024 trial, where he was found guilty by the jury but was not sentenced before returning to the presidency.
The entire situation raises serious questions about how the Department of Justice handles sensitive information and the public transparency of materials related to one of the most controversial cases of sex trafficking in the USA.