Which U.S. presidents or presidential candidates appear in Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs and what was the nature of their interactions with him?

1. How the records list presidents and candidates — what was released

The Justice Department and other outlets published batches of Epstein materials — including flight logs, a redacted contacts “black book,” emails and other documents — in 2025; those documents and previously released court exhibits have long contained names of public figures, and the new releases renewed attention to which presidents and presidential candidates appear in them ^{[6] [1]}. The files themselves vary in format and redaction: flight logs record names and flights, the contacts book lists names and numbers in heavily redacted form, and emails are selective excerpts rather than a full raw dump ^{[6] [1]}.

2. Donald Trump: what the records show and how it’s been described

Multiple outlets note Trump’s name appears in Epstein’s contacts and that flight logs show Trump flew on Epstein’s planes on several occasions in the 1990s; one report cites four flights in 1993 specifically and contemporaneous notes from Epstein’s associates show they tracked Trump’s movements ^{[1] [2] [7]}. Reporting and political actors disagree about the meaning: Trump and some allies say the relationship ended long before Epstein’s criminal conduct and that there is no evidence Trump knew about crimes; Democrats and some reporters point to emails and entries suggesting Epstein wrote that “Trump knew about the girls,” which the White House and Republicans call selective or politicized ^{[4] [5] [7]}.

3. Bill Clinton: flight logs, visits and public statements

Bill Clinton has been documented in flight logs and in court filings and has been associated in various reports with multiple flights on Epstein’s aircraft and visits to properties linked to Epstein; Clinton and his representatives have denied awareness of Epstein’s crimes and say his staff coordinated the trips for work-related travel ^{[1] [3]}. The newly publicized files and prior trial evidence prompted renewed questions in 2025 but available reporting emphasizes those denials alongside the flight entries ^{[1] [3]}.

4. Other presidential-era figures mentioned in the files

Press coverage indicates Epstein’s documents reference movements of other senior U.S. figures — for example, a 2012 notation that Vice President Joe Biden was in West Palm Beach that day — but the records, as reported, are patchy and often limited to logistics or name listings rather than descriptions of interactions ^[7]. Sources caution that names in a log or book do not, by themselves, establish the nature or context of contact ^{[1] [7]}.

5. What the records do not prove — and how journalists and politicians frame that gap

Reporting stresses a key limitation: presence in a flight log or contacts list does not equal criminal conduct or detailed knowledge of crimes. News outlets and political actors differ about whether the files add new incriminating material or merely reiterate earlier disclosures; Republicans have accused Democrats of selective leaks and politicization, while Democrats and survivors’ advocates push for complete transparency to answer outstanding questions ^{[5] [8] [9]}. The Justice Department’s releases were often redacted and partial, and journalists note that many documents previously circulated in other cases are now being re-highlighted ^{[6] [4]}.

6. Why this matters politically and for victims’ advocates

The files triggered a bipartisan push in Congress in November 2025 to compel the Justice Department to release remaining investigative files; proponents say full disclosure could clarify unanswered questions, while critics warn about privacy and the risk of politicizing victims’ accounts ^{[10] [11] [9]}. Survivors’ groups applauded moves toward release, and the political fallout included a brief White House effort to slow the measure and later an about-face by President Trump to allow release — illustrating the files’ potent political as well as investigatory stakes ^{[12] [13] [9]}.

7. Bottom line for readers

The publicly available Epstein flight logs and contact lists show the names of prominent U.S. presidents and presidential candidates, most notably Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, and record flights or entries tied to them; those records provide logs of association or travel but — as the reporting emphasizes — do not on their face prove knowledge of or participation in Epstein’s crimes, and interpretations of the material are sharply divided along political lines ^{[1] [2] [4]}. Available sources do not mention definitive evidence in the released documents that any listed president engaged in criminal activity connected to Epstein; questions remain and Congress has moved to force fuller disclosure ^{[4] [10]}.