WASHINGTON – A leading House Democrat is charging that the Justice Department has deliberately concealed FBI interview records involving sexual abuse allegations against President Donald Trump by an underage victim.
Rep. Robert Garcia, who serves as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, stated Wednesday that he has verified news reports indicating DOJ held back more than 50 pages of documents concerning the woman’s claims. These materials were excluded from the over 3 million Jeffrey Epstein-related documents the department has made public.
According to Garcia, the concealed records demonstrate that federal investigators treated the allegations with seriousness, conducting four separate interviews with the accuser. However, authorities only made public the initial interview, which did not contain specific details about her accusations involving Trump.
“The fact that DOJ is suppressing documents alleging President Trump’s commission of sexual abuse of an underage victim only heightens my genuine concerns about a White House cover-up,” Garcia stated in his correspondence to the department.
Justice Department officials responded that they are conducting a review to determine whether any Epstein-connected documents were inappropriately withheld, promising to make them available to the public if deemed suitable.
DOJ officials have cautioned that some previously released materials contain unsubstantiated allegations and sensational claims targeting Trump.
The department maintains it has kept certain materials confidential to protect the identities of Epstein’s victims and avoid compromising active investigations.
Among the materials DOJ has made public are photographs showing Trump alongside several women with obscured faces, plus a provocative message to Epstein featuring the silhouette of an unclothed woman that appears to carry Trump’s signature.
Court records and witness testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 prosecution reveal Trump used Epstein’s aircraft on multiple occasions. In one electronic message, Epstein stated that Trump “knew about the girls,” though the meaning remains unclear.
White House representative Abigail Jackson maintained that Trump has been “totally exonerated on anything relating to Epstein.”
Trump maintained close social connections with Epstein throughout the 1990s and 2000s but has consistently denied awareness of the financier’s criminal activities. He claims their relationship ended prior to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Trump disputes ever using Epstein’s aircraft and maintains the suggestive note is fraudulent.
