Trump and Epstein were friends for several years, but Trump has said that they fell out around 2004, years before Epstein was first arrested. The US Justice Department recently released nearly 30,000 additional pages of documents linked to Epstein, marking the largest disclosure so far in the long-running investigation. The newly released files contain multiple references to Trump, including an email from a prosecutor noting flights Trump took on Epstein’s private jet during the 1990s. The files were later restored after authorities determined that no victims were depicted in the disputed material. The newly released material also includes hundreds of video and audio files, along with surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Source: The Telegraph December 26, 2025 11:04 UTC