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The Justice Department released more Epstein files Thursday that include allegations made by a woman accusing President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a minor, one week after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee began investigating why these documents were withheld.
The Justice Department released more Epstein files Thursday that include allegations made by a woman accusing President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a minor, one week after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee began investigating why these documents were withheld.
In a statement on its “Rapid Response” X account, the Justice Department said it conducted an “extensive review” and found that “15 documents” had been “incorrectly coded as duplicative.”
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The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released a new batch of documents connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including records containing previously unpublicized allegations involving former President Donald Trump. The release came one week after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee began investigating why certain materials related to the Epstein case had not been made public earlier.
In a statement posted on its “Rapid Response” account on X, the Justice Department said an internal review found that 15 documents had been “incorrectly coded as duplicative,” which caused them to be withheld from earlier disclosures. Officials said the documents were uncovered during what they described as an “extensive review” of Epstein-related files.
Among the materials is an allegation from a woman who claims Trump sexually abused her when she was a minor. The allegation appears in previously filed testimony connected to civil litigation involving Epstein’s network. The documents do not represent a new criminal charge, and the claims have not been proven in court.
Trump has previously denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein and has rejected past allegations as false and politically motivated.
Lawmakers leading the Oversight Committee inquiry say they are examining how the documents were classified and why they were not released sooner, as scrutiny over the handling of Epstein-related evidence continues.