Have any legal authorities pursued investigations into alleged sexual crimes by Donald Trump involving minors, and what were their findings?

1. What investigators have looked at: Epstein files and related probes

Starting in 2025, Congress and federal officials increased scrutiny of Jeffrey Epstein’s files and associates; the Senate and House approved legislation to force release of investigative files connected to Epstein, and reporting shows those files have renewed attention on people who associated with Epstein ^[1]. The Justice Department agreed to carry out fresh reviews at the president’s request into Epstein’s ties with public figures, reflecting executive and congressional pressure to surface any relevant investigative material ^{[4] [5]}.

2. What the documents reportedly say about Trump and minors

Media reporting cited in the available material describes documents and emails in which Epstein or others claim Trump “knew about the sexual abuse of underage girls but never participated,” per Washington Post coverage of House-released material ^[6]. Wikipedia’s collated reporting notes Trump appears in Epstein-related files and recounts many public accusations of sexual misconduct against Trump over decades, but this collection is journalistic and civil in nature rather than a record of a criminal conviction for sex crimes involving minors in the sources given ^[2].

3. Criminal investigations vs. civil claims and settlements

The sources show civil litigation and public accusations have featured prominently; fact-checkers have found specific social-media lists claiming multiple settlements for crimes against very young children lacked corroborating evidence ^[3]. Wikipedia material notes civil judgments stemming from sexual-abuse and defamation suits, but the supplied sources do not establish an active criminal prosecution of Trump for sexual crimes against minors in the reporting cited here ^{[2] [3]}.

4. Official positions and denials

Trump has consistently denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and denied participating in sexual misconduct, a position reflected in coverage of his responses and in Reuters reporting about his public statements and requests for DOJ action into others’ ties to Epstein ^[4]. At the same time, some congressional Democrats and advocacy groups have publicly accused the administration of obstructing release of records and undermining trafficking-fight infrastructure, indicating a political overlay to the push for disclosure ^[7].

5. What investigators reported finding (and what they did not say)

A July 2025 memo cited in reporting said the FBI and DOJ found no “evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties” in the Epstein case, according to Reuters; yet later actions — such as fulfilling a presidential request for further review and Congress forcing release of files — show those determinations have been revisited or contested ^[4]. Available sources do not provide a publicly released criminal indictment or conviction of Trump specifically for sexual crimes involving minors within the documents summarized here ^{[4] [1]}.

6. Problems of evidence, secrecy and politics

Campaign promises, executive orders and legislative votes about releasing Epstein files have become politically charged: critics argue withholding records shields powerful people, while others warn about exposing witnesses and ongoing probes ^{[1] [5]}. The competing agendas — transparency advocates, congressional investigators, the Justice Department and the president’s defenders — complicate public understanding and mean released documents can be read differently by partisan actors ^{[1] [4]}.

7. Limitations in the available reporting

The collection of sources provided here includes mainstream reporting, congressional action and fact-checking, but does not include full investigative files, grand jury records, or prosecutorial charging documents naming Trump for sexual crimes involving minors. Therefore definitive legal conclusions about criminal prosecutions cannot be drawn from the present sources; they document investigations into Epstein and attention on his associates, and show civil judgments and allegations in the public record ^{[2] [6] [3]}.

8. Bottom line for readers

Investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and disclosures of related files have prompted renewed scrutiny of Trump’s associations and revived allegations; congressional action and DOJ reviews have followed ^{[1] [4]}. However, based on the sources provided here, there is no anchored record in these documents of an independent criminal prosecution that convicted Donald Trump of sexual crimes involving minors — reporting instead centers on documents, civil cases and partisan disputes over disclosure ^{[2] [3]}.