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Trump-Epstein controversy

The wider controversy surrounding Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's connections to alleged sexual abuse.

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Jan 18, 2026
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What evidence did prosecutors consider in the Epstein investigations and how did that intersect with allegations involving Donald Trump?

Federal prosecutors’ work on the Jeffrey Epstein probes drew on a mix of interview notes, victim complaints, flight logs, emails and other documents that were gathered across multiple inquiries, and r...

Jan 16, 2026
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Is Trump in the Epstein files and he is reducting his name?

The released Justice Department tranches of the Jeffrey Epstein files contain numerous mentions of Donald Trump — ranging from media clippings and photographs to investigators’ notes and at least one ...

Jan 20, 2026

What does Donald Trump say about Epstein?

Donald Trump has consistently sought to minimize and discredit ties between himself and Jeffrey Epstein, asserting he “barely knew the guy” while his allies call allegations “false smears” and the bro...

Jan 19, 2026

is trump on epstien list

Yes — Donald Trump’s name appears among Jeffrey Epstein’s contacts in multiple sets of documents and address books that have been published or reported on, but those listings are not the same as a for...

Jan 18, 2026

Did Donald Trump ban Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago and when did that occur?

Donald Trump did publicly say he barred Jeffrey Epstein from Mar‑a‑Lago; reporters and later documents tie that ban to complaints about Epstein’s conduct toward a member’s daughter and to poaching spa...

Jan 9, 2026

What did Jeffrey Epstein say about Donald Trump’s silence, and in what context were those remarks made?

Jeffrey Epstein’s remarks about Donald Trump—chiefly that Trump was “charming, in a devious way,” “believes his own bulls---,” and suffered “delusions of grandiosity”—were captured on tapes Epstein ga...

Jan 7, 2026

What specific Epstein emails mention a California plaintiff linked to Trump, and where can they be read?

The publicly released Epstein files include several emails and internal notes that reference Donald Trump — notably an email from a Manhattan prosecutor about Trump’s appearances on Epstein’s flight l...