DOJ Email Warns That Trump Flew on Epstein’s Private Jet More Times Than They Realized

An internal Department of Justice email from January 2020 says President Donald Trump flew on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet more times than officials had previously realized, including on flights with people who could have been potential witnesses in a case against Ghislaine Maxwell.

The email, released as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed by Trump on Nov. 19, states that flight records show Trump was listed as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996 — more trips than the DOJ previously believed he had taken. Maxwell was reportedly present on four of those flights.

“On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case,” the email further states. “We’ve just finished reviewing the full records (more than 100 pages of very small script) and didn’t want this to be a surprise down the road.” The recipients of the email are redacted.

Reached for comment, the White House referred PEOPLE to a tweet posted by the Justice Department, which claimed some of the massive trove of documents released Tuesday “contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump.”

“To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false,” wrote the DOJ. “And if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already. ”

Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021 for her role in grooming underage victims for Epstein and subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison. She was arrested by the FBI in July 2020, nearly a year after Epstein, her longtime partner, controversially died by suicide in a New York City jail while awaiting trial for sex trafficking dozens of children.

This month, the DOJ has released thousands of files relating to the Epstein probe, many of which have been redacted. Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Congress allows the department to withhold classified information, details that could identify victims or content that might compromise an ongoing federal investigation.

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Some released photos depict Epstein cuddling with what appears to be children. Maxwell also appears in several images, as well as several well-known figures, including former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Michael Jackson and Kevin Spacey.

Trump was also pictured with Epstein in a photo that was taken down from the official DOJ website and eventually put back up after backlash. None are accused of criminal misconduct and the images were released without context.

The information contained in the files is different material from what was found in the emails sent by Epstein released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Trump’s name appears several times in the emails.