New details have emerged regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s presence aboard a private plane belonging to Jeffrey Epstein, the former sex crimes defendant who was executed, during the period from 1993 to 1996, according to a new email released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
“It is recorded that Donald Trump visited Epstein’s private plane on more occasions over time than was previously observed (or that we were aware of),” stated an email from an Assistant U.S. Attorney dated January 7, 2020.
The text noted that Trump “is recorded as a passenger on no fewer than eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four flights on which [Ghislaine Maxwell], his companion, was also on board. It is recorded that he traveled with others, including Marla Maples, Tiffany, and Eric, his son, at different times and on different flights. Only their plane was on a flight in 1993; and on another flight, the only three passengers were Epstein, Trump, and a 20-year-old…” and the rest of the phrase was redacted.
The appearance of Trump’s name in the flight logs does not indicate any legal violations. In 2024, Trump wrote: “I was never on Epstein’s plane.” Trump has denied any legal wrongdoing related to Epstein.
The DOJ stated that some of the files released Tuesday “contain incorrect allegations and controversial claims against President Trump that were delivered to the FBI immediately before the 2020 presidential election. To be clear: these allegations are not well-founded, and if they held any credibility, they would certainly have been used against President Trump already.”
The DOJ added in the statement on the X platform, “However, through its commitment to the law and transparency, the Department of Justice will send these files with the legally required protections for Epstein’s advisors.”
Previously, Trump had been friends with Epstein for years, but the President says they cut off their relationship around 2004, years before Epstein’s first arrest.
The latest release of documents, totaling more than 30,000 pages, represents part of what is known as the media articles related to Epstein, which the DOJ was legally required to publish in full by last Friday.
The DOJ confirmed in its statement Tuesday: “Some of these documents contain incorrect and non-factual allegations against President Trump that were delivered to the FBI immediately before the 2020 presidential election. To be clear: these allegations are not well-founded, and if they held any credibility, they would certainly have been used against President Trump already.”
The statement added, “However, through its commitment to the law and transparency, the Department of Justice will send these files with the legally required protections for Epstein’s advisors.”
The investigator’s email was sent on January 7, 2020, and is part of an email chain with a subject line “Re: Epstein flight records.”
The sender and recipient were redacted, but the bottom of the email refers to the Assistant Attorney General, Southern District of New York—with the name redacted.
The investigator’s message provides no further details about the flights.
A handwritten flight log appeared at the DOJ in February, which seems to contain many records that are difficult to read.
However, there is a record mentioning Donald Trump, alongside his son Eric, on a flight on August 13, 1995, from PBI (Palm Beach International Airport in Florida) to TEB (Teterboro Airport in New Jersey). It also mentions JE and GM—believed to be initials for Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The release of Epstein-related files on Tuesday is the largest to date, but many other documents in the DOJ’s possession have not yet been made public. Indeed, several files have been published across eight packages since last Friday.
The Department of Justice missed the deadline set by law in Congress to release all its files related to Epstein—including photos, videos, and investigative evidence.
The Department faced criticism from survivors and politicians from various parties for its refusal to meet that final commitment.
On the same day set as the final deadline, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that not all files would be disclosed immediately and that more would be published in the coming weeks.
“There are many eyes looking at these (documents), so we want to make sure that when we disclose the materials, we are protecting every victim individually,” Blanche noted last Friday.
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