U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Although the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released thousands of files, in redacted form, pertaining to billionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, many questions remain unanswered. And some of them involve President Donald Trump.
According to National Public Radio (NPR) reporter Stephen Fowler, DOJ "withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor."
Fowler, in an article published on February 24, reports, "It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.
Some files have not been made public despite a law mandating their release. These include what appears to be more than 50 pages of FBI interviews, and notes from conversations with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor."
NPR, Fowler add, "reviewed multiple sets of unique serial numbers appearing before and after the pages in question, stamped onto documents in the Epstein files database, FBI case records, emails and discovery document logs in the latest tranche of documents published at the end of January."
According to Fowler, "NPR's investigation found dozens of pages that appear to be catalogued by the Justice Department but not shared publicly."
The Jeffrey Epstein files, released by the Department of Justice in redacted form, represent one of the most significant document disclosures in recent history.
Jeffrey Epstein was a financier who built significant wealth through money management and investments. Beginning in the 1990s, he cultivated relationships with prominent figures across multiple sectors, leveraging his financial success to gain access to elite circles. Federal investigators and prosecutors alleged that Epstein operated a sophisticated sex trafficking network that exploited underage girls for years. Court documents and victim testimony revealed a pattern of abuse spanning decades. His connections to powerful individuals in government, business, entertainment, and higher education became central to the investigation. Epstein's 2008 plea deal resulted in a lenient sentence, a fact that later prompted widespread criticism. He died in custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
The release of these files has sparked intense scrutiny and public interest regarding the full scope of his criminal enterprise and the identities of those connected to it. However, significant gaps remain in the public record.