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Topics: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, US News
Callum Jones
Topics: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, US News
President Donald Trump has spoken out after the latest batch of recently released Epstein files accused him of sexual abuse.
On Friday (January 30), the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled 3.5 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed last year.
Some of the documents included allegations against numerous figures, some of whom have responded, like Elon Musk and Bill Gates, who called the claims against him 'absolutely absurd' and 'completely false'. Being included in the files doesn't indicate any wrongdoing.
Trump was mentioned in the files more than 3,000 times, and he has continuously denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes, nor has he been accused of anything relating to the disgraced financier.
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Some very serious allegations were made against the President through several unverified tips sent to the FBI in August last year.
The complaint alleged: "[Redacted] reported an unidentified female friend who was forced to perform oral sex on President Trump 35 years ago in New [Jersey]'.
It further claimed that the unidentified individual was 'approximately 13-14 years old when this occurred', alleging that the then-teenager 'bit' him during the supposed encounter. They went on to say that she was also 'allegedly hit in the face after she laughed about biting President Trump'.
Both the White House and the DOJ said in a statement that a few of documents 'contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election', adding: “To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
After the document temporarily went missing from the files, the DOJ told The Telegraph that it wasn't accessible 'due to overload and is back online'.
On Saturday (January 31), Trump spoke to reporters on Saturday (January 31) as he prepared to fly to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, where he claimed the document's release 'absolved' him.
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."
While the DOJ has confirmed Friday's dump of files was the last in a letter to Congress, some Democrats believe there are still documents to be made available to the public.
"Donald Trump and his Department of Justice have now made it clear that they intend to withhold roughly 50% of the Epstein files, while claiming to have fully complied with the law. This is outrageous and incredibly concerning," Congressman Robert Garcia said.
"The oversight committee subpoena directs Pam Bondi to release all the files to the committee, while protecting survivors.
"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."