Trump measuring girls with fingers
Executive summary
Newly surfaced entries in the so‑called Epstein files include an unverified allegation that Donald Trump “measured the children’s vulva and vaginas by entering a finger and rated the children on tightness,” a claim repeated across multiple media outlets after the Department of Justice published and then pulled portions of the files [1] [2]. The allegation exists in FBI complaint summaries and media reports but, according to DOJ comments and the documents themselves, is an uncorroborated tip with contact information missing or sources not found, and it has not been independently verified or produced in a criminal charge [2] [3].
1. Origin of the claim: where it appears and how it reached the public
The specific “measuring” allegation appears in summaries and tip documents among pages released from the Jeffrey Epstein materials that were posted publicly by the DOJ; versions of the claim were circulated in news outlets including the Daily Express, Mirror, TMZ, Yahoo and others after journalists and social media users highlighted the passages [2] [4] [5] [1]. Multiple outlets quote language from an unnamed complainant that describes “calendar girls” parties and alleges children were auctioned and examined in the manner described [6] [7].
2. What government reviewers said about the documents
After the initial batch of files drew broad attention, the Department of Justice acknowledged the release included documents containing “untrue and sensationalist” claims submitted to the FBI before the 2020 election and subsequently pulled some of the materials; DOJ spokespeople also noted that Epstein’s own communications in the release did not allege criminal acts by Trump [2] [8]. Reporting on the FBI files also shows agents could not locate or contact several complainants cited in the summaries, which the DOJ and some reporting treat as a reason to regard those particular tips as unverified [3] [1].
3. How media framed and amplified the allegation
Tabloid and online outlets broadly repeated the explicit language from the FBI tip summaries; outlets such as TMZ and Marca presented graphic descriptions and contextualized them with other, separate allegations in the same tranche of documents, while opinion and social platforms amplified excerpts and commentary [5] [3] [7]. Several pieces noted that the claims came from anonymous or unreachable sources and that the materials were a mix of witness statements, tips and third‑party accusations — not evidence admitted in court [1] [7].
4. Competing narratives and stated denials
The White House and Trump allies characterized the items as “unfounded and false” and argued the broader Epstein material releases were being used politically; DOJ officials likewise cautioned the public about unverified and sensational content among the released pages [4] [2]. At the same time, advocates for fuller transparency — including some members of Congress and victims’ advocates — have pushed for complete public access to the files so that potentially credible allegations can be examined and corroborated [7].
5. What can and cannot be concluded from the reporting
Based on the available documents and contemporaneous reporting, it is factual that the allegation appears in an FBI complaint summary published in the Epstein files and was widely reported in the press [1] [6]. It is also factual that DOJ later described some released entries as untrue or sensational and that agents were unable to contact several alleged sources referenced in the summaries [2] [3]. What cannot be concluded from these materials alone is whether the described conduct occurred: the documents as released are uncorroborated tips and summaries, not adjudicated evidence, and no criminal charges tied to this specific allegation have been documented in the reporting provided [1] [5].