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Topics: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, News, US News
Kit Roberts
Topics: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, News, US News
Donald Trump has hinted that he may start legal proceedings against the estate of Jeffrey Epstein after the latest documents from the Epstein files were made public.
Trump has been named some 3,000 times in the files, including numerous allegations sexual abuse, though he has not been accused of any crime in relation to his association with Epstein. Previously, Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein's sex crimes, and said that his relationship with the convicted paedophile had soured.
In a statement shared when the files were made public, the US Justice Department reiterated Trump's denial of these accusations.
"Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election," the statement said.
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"To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already."
But now, in a further statement, Trump has suggested that he has plans to sue Michael Wolff, as well as even thinking about whether he will also sue Epstein's estate. He even alleged that they were 'conspiring' to 'politically' hurt him.
When Trump first reacted to the latest files as he was flying to Florida.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, he said: "I didn't see it myself but I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left."
In a more recent statement, he also added: “Wolff, who’s a third-rate writer, was conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to hurt me politically or otherwise and that came through loud and clear.
“So we’ll probably sue Wolf on that … Maybe the Epstein estate, I guess. I don’t know. But we’ll certainly sue Wolff.”
The latest batch of files consisted of some 3.5 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, which the Department of Justice released on January 30. This was carried out according to the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed in 2025 which ordered the files to be made public.
Many high profile figures were named in the files, though simply being named is not an indication of wrongdoing. Elon Musk has responded to his being named, as well as Bill Gates, who slammed claims against him as 'absolutely absurd' and 'completely false'.
Addressing the files, Congressman Robert Garcia said: "We are demanding the names of Epstein’s co-conspirators and the men and pedophiles who abused women and girls.
"We will begin a thorough review of this latest limited production, but let’s be clear: our work and investigation are just getting started."