The Justice Department admitted Wednesday it’s “reviewing” whether it illegally hid FBI interview records about a woman who accused Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor in the 1980s.
The admission came after journalists discovered that massive document dumps from the Epstein files were missing key records—specifically, summaries of FBI interviews with an unidentified woman who came forward after Epstein’s 2019 arrest.
The woman was interviewed by the FBI four times as agents assessed her allegations. Only one of those interview summaries made it into the public release.
“Several individuals and news outlets have recently flagged files related to documents produced to Ghislaine Maxwell in discovery of her criminal case that they claim appear to be missing,” the DOJ posted on Twitter. If documents were “improperly withheld,” the department said it would “of course publish” them.
As the Department of Justice has consistently said and has done since the January 30, 2026 publication of the Epstein files, if any member of the public, including victims, reported concerns with information in the pages, the Department would review, make any corrections, and…
— DOJ Rapid Response (@DOJRR47) February 25, 2026
Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said he reviewed unredacted evidence logs and “can confirm that the DOJ appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews” with the accuser. Democrats on the panel are now investigating.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing connected to Epstein. The Justice Department, in a statement last month, called the woman’s claims “unfounded and false” and “sensationalist”—while simultaneously admitting it had withheld them.
The DOJ released over 3 million pages of Epstein records last month, claiming transparency while reserving the right to hold back documents that exposed victims, were duplicates, legally privileged, or connected to ongoing investigations. It didn’t explain which category the missing Trump-related interviews supposedly fell into.
The release was a mess from the start. The department had to pull back materials after victims and their lawyers flagged botched redactions that exposed nude photos showing faces, names, email addresses, and other identifying information of nearly 100 accusers.
Other uncorroborated allegations against Trump and various public figures did make it into the public files. The DOJ hasn’t explained why this particular accuser’s FBI interviews got special treatment.
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidant, is currently serving 20 years for sex trafficking. Epstein died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial.