Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor

[pnwmom]

Source: The Guardian

Three memos that describe four interviews conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2019 contain explicit but unsubstantiated claims that Donald Trump sexually abused a woman when she was a minor in the early 1980s with the assistance of Jeffrey Epstein, according to a Guardian review of those documents.

The Department of Justice did not release those records when it uploaded millions of pages of files related to Epstein beginning in December. The existence of the missing documents was first reported by independent journalist Roger Sollenberger and subsequently confirmed by NPR, causing outrage in Washington and sparking an investigation from congressional Democrats.

The Guardian obtained the missing FBI form 302 reports, which memorialize 25 pages of agents’ notes from the four interviews conducted in the summer and fall of 2019. The notes describe how the woman came forward to tell agents she recognized Epstein from a photo sent by a childhood friend. Only the first session, in which she did not name Trump, made it into the public release. The Guardian has chosen not to publish the woman’s name.

Her allegations have not been verified, and the FBI never brought charges related to her claims, which at times appear outlandish. Her statements also contradict what is known about Epstein’s life in the early 1980s. The millions of investigative documents released by the DoJ have contained explosive allegations that have led to resignations and arrests, but also specious claims that have later proven false. Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing related to Epstein, and said last week: “I did nothing.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/trump-epstein-files-fbi

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The big news is that the UK's The Guardian has actually "obtained" and "reviewed" the missing FBI reports.

The Guardian reports that "at times" the claims "appear outlandish" -- and "contradict what is known about Epstein’s life in the early 1980s." How much longer can Trump prevent the reports from being made available to the public?

[SunSeeker]

1. A witness statement IS substantiation. Why is it so "outlandlish" to believe pedophiles would do this?

I mean, why is it so unbelievable? This is exactly the sort of behavior for which Epstein and Maxwell were convicted. What the woman describes seems pretty believable to me:

“The woman who directly named Trump in her abuse allegation claimed that around 1983, when she was around 13 years old, Epstein introduced her to Trump, “who subsequently forced her head down to his exposed penis which she subsequently bit. In response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out.”https://martinplaut.com/2026/02/25/the-trump-files-withheld-by-the-us-justice-department-showing-abuse-of-minors/#:~:text=United%20States-,The%20Epstein%20files%20withheld%20by%20the%20US%20Justice%20Department%20showing,head%20and%20kicked%20her%20out.%E2%80%9D

Is it "unbelievable " because the alleged perp happens to be Donald Trump?


The only things the Guardian offers as contradictory facts aren't contradictory at all:

In the documents, the woman told agents she had been sexually abused by Epstein from the age of 13, beginning approximately in 1983, while she was living in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. She said that when she was between 13 and 15, Epstein took her to a building in either New York or New Jersey, and that they traveled by either plane or car.

Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, told the Guardian he had no knowledge of his brother spending summers on Hilton Head in the early 1980s. “I would have known,” he said in a phone call. There is no evidence Trump and Epstein knew each other in 1983. (Trump told New York magazine in 2002 that he had met Epstein 15 years earlier.)

Epstein's brother's comment (that Epstein did not spend his summers in Hilton Head) does not disprove anything. The woman did not say Epstein spent his summers with her in Hilton Head, she said he took her to New York and New Jersey. That was his M.O. He always took the girls away to New York, or his ranch, or his island. And 1983-1985 IS "approximately" 15 years from 2002. Trump is not known to be particularly precise with numbers.

[AZJonnie]

6. If you read Sollenberger's article, it is suggested that this victim is the same one mentioned here

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-estate-hilton-head-teen/article_a58fcca8-ba02-4303-91df-35665fd69a36.html

Hilton Head allegations
None of the records thus far have included details of the Hilton Head allegations or Epstein’s presence on the S.C. resort island in the 1980s. Jane Doe 4 alleged that she met Epstein when he rented a vacation home from her mother, who was a Hilton Head real estate agent, the filing said.

After raping her on the night they met, the lawsuit said Epstein continued to abuse her during subsequent stays on Hilton Head. She alleged that Epstein secretly photographed her and became violent when she asked for the photos.

The lawsuit contends that Epstein flew the girl to New York City at least three times. There, she was sexually abused by other prominent wealthy men.

(snip)

There she alleged that she was battered, assaulted and raped by men she met through him. One slapped her across the face while she was being forced to perform oral sex, according to the complaint. That same man raped her, the filing said.

Which, if true, it means yes she did claim that, fwiw. May or may not be relevant

[wnylib]

21. What parent let's a 13 year old fly off

to another city with an adult male?

I am NOT defending the pedophiles or in any way excusing them or blaming the parents. I also am not discounting what the survivors have said. It just stood out to me when the statement said thar the 13 year old child flew from SC to NY. The parents didn't know? They did know and let her go?

Sorting through details for patterns of behavior might help in the investigations. Example: Did Epstein focus on girls whose parents were indifferent to the girls' activities and friends? Or, is there some way that Epstein and her parents were acquainted?

[AZJonnie]

25. Agree, and at the very least, the 'multiple times' makes me really question it

One would think after 1 time a person of that age would come back severely traumatized and the parent would pick up on it and never let them go again. Minimum I'd think a girl who could totally hide that would be a very rare case, which makes me think it's a little uncanny he could be hitting the pedo lottery (to his sick mind) as often he seems to. 15-17 year old's being plied by money seems more his MO on average and I don't recall other victims saying he got them wasted himself.

I generally try to take a very "I believe what they said" attitude but the circumstances and details of the claims do matter. There was (and is) a lot of money on the table, $300,000,000+ (to victims, after lawyers fees) has been paid out, with more lawsuits ongoing. One should logically allow you'd see SOME people make up or embellish stories to try to claim a share in those circumstances, and IMHO we should consider that because we want to see the legit truth-tellers get the fairest share of the pot possible.

[Bluetus]

22. More bullshit "substantiation"

What does "substantism" even mean? Ultimately that is established in a court of law with rules of evidence, a jury, etc.

And to get to that point, you need investigation, that can lead to prosecution. The fact that the investigation documents are being hidden suggests very strongly that there was indeed substantiation.

This is just terrible "journalism." The headline should have read,

Epstein files contain explicit claim that Trump abused minor and the documents of the FBI investigation are hidden by DoJ

If those interviews clearly found no merit, they would be happy to release them.

[Xipe Totec]

2. We're talking about a guy who's daughter barely escaped his predation

we think...

[Skittles]

3. based on the lengths Trump is going to, to distract from these files

it is very obvious IT HAPPENED

[BWdem4life]

4. Funny, you don't hear him complaining about "Epstein Epstein Epstein"

It's almost like he wishes the name itself would disappear.....

Strange, that.

[AZJonnie]

5. If you read the whole article, the claims unfortunately do sound a bit sketchy

I hinted in various posts here I was worried about this possibility. I even emailed Sollenberger (and The Bloom Firm) to raise a concern that he might misreading the situation. I hope that was misplaced, and her credibility can be established.

Once these interviews come out, I'm hoping Sollenberger clarifies if he still believes this witness actually IS Jane Doe 4, as he seemed to claim in his 2/18/2026 article.

https://sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/doj-removed-record-of-multiple-fbi?sort=top

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-estate-hilton-head-teen/article_a58fcca8-ba02-4303-91df-35665fd69a36.html

[LymphocyteLover]

10. the article does paint her as very sketchy, with some criminal activity in recent years

But this person does seem to be Jane Doe #4, who I believe won a lawsuit against the Epstein estate in 2021.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-188009135

[AZJonnie]

24. It's confusing because the Guardian article suggests she dropped the suit

In 2020, a Jane Doe joined a lawsuit against Epstein’s estate with allegations and biographical details that match those in the FBI interviews. She later dropped her claims and it is unknown whether she received a financial settlement. Her lawyer in that case, Lisa Bloom, declined to comment.

[Whip-poor-will]

7. Roll the snuff films

Since being forced to watch the Minnesota snuff films of two citizens there must be other snuff films .Jeffery liked his cameras.
How many girls went for a swim from the helicopter going "home"?

[KS Toronado]

13. Welcome to DU !

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. Welcome to DU

[Hieronymus Phact]

8. Even the "appearence of an impropriety" is bad enough.

[Javaman]

9. there were 4 minors who accused the orange pedo.

the of them are missing.

of the 4th that's still around, she was interviewed 4 times. three of those times she implicated the orange pedo. those three transcripts to the FBI? they are missing.

[LymphocyteLover]

11. and The Guardian is saying they've seen these 3 transcripts or notes and they are not as damning as we might like

if you read the whole piece

[Vinca]

12. I wonder if this was the young woman who settled a claim with the Epstein estate. As I recall, there

was an actual lawsuit filed against Trump by one victim when he ran for office in 2015. Then, as the Stormy and Karen McDougall stories were disappeared, the lawsuit suddenly disappeared, too.

[everyonematters]

14. Have the DOJ or the Republicans who control congress even tried to contact this person

or substantiate the allegation? It does not appear so. Nothing in the files by themselves prove anything. The law that was passed says everything must be released. People can decide for themselves what to believe. There needs to be an in depth and complete investigation beyond releasing the files.

[ColoringFool]

15. "Unsubstantiated claims"? Has The Guardian Never Heard Of "Circumstantial

Evidence"??

That crimes do not often have witnesses beyond the victims?

When did the media start adding "unsubstantiated" to pre-trial allegations, in order to sow doubt and skepticism?

Then again, plenty of people denied the reality of the photos of Andrew M-W, one with his arm around a young girl's bare waist, another of him hovering over a supine young woman.

[Kid Berwyn]

16. Odd how the victim's name was published.

And the criminal’s was not, in the one file that was released.

Explains precisely why the other documents, where the criminal was named, no longer remain public.

[Botany]

17. So the White House's fall back position is going to be this is really just unsubstantiated allegations?

Last edited Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:04 AM - Edit history (1)

If it was so unsubstantiated why did the FBI do 4 separate interviews with the victim?
Somehow the truth will come out no matter how hard “they” try to hide that Trump raped
and abused girls for years as part of Epstein, Vlad, Musk, and ? international child sex
trafficking ring.

BTW Melania is no doe eyed little person who was unaware of all this sordid abuse,
rape, and maybe murders of girls.* She was a sex worker who was introduced to Trump
by Epstein.

*. “The files contain evidence of some of the “gravest crimes under international law” including sexual slavery, reproductive violence, enforced disappearances, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and femicide, the experts said in a statement earlier this week.“. U.N. human rights council
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21041741

[Six117]

18. It's a crime to file a false FBI report.

If the statements had no truth to them, that orange turd would surely have demanded arrests.

[travelingthrulife]

19. So she had a small criminal history so the victim deniers are out in force.

She does not sound sketchy to me.

This is exactly why they choose disenfranchised people to victimize. They can blackmail them with their prior issues and they become disposable.

I saw no 'outlandish' claims as the article says. Trump is certainly capable of all of this and more.

[bluestarone]

20. If there is ONE there is a

Hundred. That's how i see this!! (maybe a thousand)

[azureblue]

23. interview the survivors

THERE is your substantiation...
But notice how the media ignores them? And Republicans? And that committee who is interviewing the Clintons?

[Scubamatt]

26. Don't want to beat up . . .

on the Guardian too much, as they continue to be one of the few sources of relevatively decent journalism. But really! Most of the 4th Estate has perpetuated, cheered on, sane-washed and other wise echoed every effin Trump lie over the past 10 years and rarely cared about fact checking or whether an outlandish claim he makes was a breach of decorum or beneath the dignity of the Office. But when someone accuses him of a disgusting act, NOW we have to be concerned about verifying everything out of concern for propriety and decorum? I have words for that that shouldn't be posted here . . . .

[BlueKota]

27. I'd like to ask people who consider the claims

unsubstantiated, why tsf and his personal revenge squad formerly known as the DOJ have worked so hard to make sure the majority of the files never be released to investigating committees containing Democratic members? They even disobeyed court orders to release the files?

Why would they try so hard to cover up something, that would prove the allegations were unsubstantiated? You'd think they'd want something that may strengthen the accused's claims of innocence released immediately and to as wide an audience as possible.

[ificandream]

29. Notice he hasn't sued anyone who has made these claims yet.

He loves to file suits at the drop of a hat. Why hasn't he done that here? Probably because he knows the media stories would keep it in the public consciousness a lot longer and the sooner he ignores it, he thinks, the better. I haven't heard that any of the WH press corps has asked him about this, but I bet he tries to brush it off.