DOJ withheld Epstein files related to allegations Trump sexually abused a minor
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- The Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to allegations against President Trump.
- NPR found that over 50 pages of FBI interviews and notes regarding a woman accusing Trump of sexual abuse were not released.
- Documents related to a key witness in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial were also removed from public view.
- The White House claims Trump has been exonerated and has done more for Epstein's victims than anyone before him.
- A woman accused Trump of sexual abuse in the 1980s when she was 13, but this allegation only appears in FBI lists and DOJ slideshows.
- A second accuser claimed she met Trump at Mar-a-Lago when she was 13, and her interview was temporarily removed from public files.
- The Justice Department stated that files were removed for victim privacy concerns and to redact sensitive information.
- Critics, including victims' attorneys, accuse the DOJ of mishandling the release of Epstein files and failing to protect victims' identities.