
Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet at least eight times in the mid-1990s, according to an email the Justice Department released late Monday as part of the disclosure of documents in its investigation into Epstein.
The January 7, 2020 email appears to refer to the investigation related to Epstein's friend, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now in prison for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse girls.
The unidentified federal prosecutor who sent the email cites flight records showing that Trump “traveled on Epstein’s private jet far more times than previously reported (or than we were aware of), including during the period during which we expect to file charges in a Maxwell case.”
The US president was on a flight in the 1990s with the convicted child sex offender, now deceased, and a 20-year-old woman. But there is no indication that the woman was the victim of any crime, and her inclusion in the file does not indicate any criminal wrongdoing.
“In particular, he is listed as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four flights on which Maxwell was also present. On one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two passengers listed; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump and then-20-year-old [redacted],” the prosecutor said. “On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who would be potential witnesses in a Maxwell case.”
According to Reuters, the email does not include details about the 20-year-old, whose identity has been redacted, including her gender.
Trump has long said he and Epstein had a falling out decades ago and has since tried to distance himself from the convicted sex offender. He has claimed that the controversy over the Justice Department documents was a "hoax" concocted by Democrats.
MS NOW has reached out to the White House about the email referring to flight logs. The Justice Department said in a statement Tuesday morning that some of the documents it released the night before "contain false and sensational allegations" against Trump that the FBI obtained before the 2020 election.
"To be clear: the allegations are baseless and false, and if they had any credibility, they would likely have already been used as a weapon against President Trump," the agency said.