30,000 Epstein-related documents released; Trump mentioned in flight records

The US Justice Department on Tuesday released a fresh tranche of documents linked to the investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

With some records referencing former President Donald Trump in connection with Epstein’s private jet flight logs. Authorities stressed that Trump has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing. The latest disclosure includes around 30,000 pages of documents, many of them heavily redacted, along with dozens of video clips, some reportedly recorded inside a prison. Epstein was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 in what was ruled an apparent suicide.

Among the documents is an email dated January 7, 2020, stating that “Donald Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than has previously been reported.” The email forms part of a chain titled “RE: Epstein flight records.” While the sender and recipient are redacted, the message references an assistant US attorney from the Southern District of New York, whose name is also withheld.

The email claims Trump appeared as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including four flights with Ghislaine Maxwell. It also notes that Trump travelled on some occasions with Marla Maples, daughter Tiffany Trump and son Eric Trump.

According to the document, one 1993 flight listed only Trump and Epstein as passengers, while another included Epstein, Trump and a 20-year-old individual whose name has been redacted. Two other flights reportedly included women described as potential witnesses in the Maxwell case.

Minutes after the release, the Justice Department cautioned that some of the newly disclosed Epstein material contained “untrue and sensationalist claims” about Trump that were submitted to the FBI shortly before the 2020 US presidential election. In a post on X, the department said the claims were “unfounded and false” and lacked credibility.

The documents follow earlier releases made to comply with a new transparency law mandating the disclosure of Epstein-related records. Those initial batches, released over the weekend, were heavily redacted and drew criticism from some Republicans as the party faces political pressure ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The earlier disclosures included previously unseen photographs of former President Bill Clinton with Epstein and a 1996 description of a criminal complaint against Epstein.

On Monday, Trump said the release of the files was being used to “deflect” attention from what he described as the success of his administration and the Republican Party. The law passed by Congress last month requires the release of all Epstein-related files, despite Trump’s earlier efforts to keep the records sealed.