Withheld Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice dept

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FBI documents summarizing interviews with a woman making unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Donald Trump were released as part of the DOJ's Epstein files.
The DOJ admitted mistakenly withholding the files, citing incorrect coding as duplicative during the review process.
The unnamed woman alleged she was introduced to Trump by Epstein in the 1980s and accused both of assaulting her when she was 13-15 years old.
The White House dismissed the allegations as 'completely baseless' and lacking credible evidence, asserting Trump's exoneration by the Epstein files.
Trump is mentioned thousands of times in the released files, including in Epstein's emails, but no crimes have been formally accused by Epstein survivors.
The newly released memos include unverified tips and allegations against Trump and other high-profile figures, often without supporting evidence.
Reports indicate the FBI conducted four interviews with the woman in 2019, but three summaries were initially missing from the DOJ's website.
Epstein and Trump were reportedly friends before falling out in the early 2000s, prior to Epstein's first arrest.
A House committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files, with bipartisan support.
Congress passed a law in November compelling the release of all Epstein investigation materials, leading to millions of documents being made public.

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