A set of newly released FBI documents has sparked shock and controversy after making a series of disturbing claims that the White House says are completely false.
The documents, released by the Justice Department, include allegations connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and mention Donald Trump by name. One of the most serious claims is an allegation of sexual assault involving a 13-year-old girl. The White House has strongly denied this, calling the claims “unfounded and false.”
The allegations appear in FBI records dated August last year and are linked to a wider investigation into the Alexander brothers, three wealthy siblings from Florida who are currently on trial over sex trafficking charges. The documents include a spreadsheet of tips and complaints sent to the FBI, along with short notes showing how little follow-up was done in many cases.
One entry describes a caller who said a female friend claimed she was forced to perform a sexual act on Trump around 35 years ago in New Jersey, when she was allegedly between 13 and 14 years old. According to the file, the girl said she bit Trump during the act, laughed about it, and was then hit in the face. The same friend also allegedly said she was abused by Epstein. The FBI response noted that the caller was spoken to and that the lead was forwarded to the Washington office for a possible interview.
Another allegation came from an online complainant who claimed she was both a victim and a witness to a sex trafficking operation at Trump’s golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, in the mid-1990s. She alleged that Ghislaine Maxwell acted as a “madam” and organized sex parties at the location. The complainant also claimed she was threatened by Trump’s head of security at the time, who warned her never to speak about what she saw. In this case, the FBI record states that the woman was interviewed but deemed “not credible.”
The spreadsheet also includes a claim that Trump hosted parties at Mar-a-Lago referred to as “calendar girls,” where Epstein allegedly brought underage girls. According to the file, Trump was accused of “auctioning” them off. However, the FBI noted that no contact details were provided, making it impossible to follow up.
Another tip involved a limousine driver who said he knew someone who claimed to be a victim of both Trump and Epstein. The FBI left a voicemail to follow up, but there was no response, and the matter appears to have gone no further.
Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein. He has also said in the past that people who merely crossed paths with Epstein years ago should not have their reputations damaged by association. Trump has claimed that he cut ties with Epstein long before Epstein’s crimes became public.
When asked about these latest allegations, the White House pointed reporters to a Justice Department statement issued alongside the release of roughly 3.5 million documents. The statement warned that the files include everything submitted to the FBI by members of the public, including material that may be fake, misleading, or entirely untrue. It added that some claims against Trump were submitted just before the 2020 election and were sensational in nature.
The statement stressed that the allegations are false and argued that if any of them had real credibility, they would have already been used against Trump years ago.
Still, the documents have raised fresh questions about Trump’s past connections to Epstein and about how seriously the FBI handled tips it received. In one case involving the alleged underage victim, the file shows that the complainant contacted the FBI again to follow up, but the recorded response simply stated that no contact was made.
The records were part of an internal FBI email chain sent in early August last year. One message referred to a list of Trump accusers compiled from tips sent to the National Threat Operations Center. Another email, sent by an FBI agent working with a child exploitation and human trafficking task force, requested full reports so interviews could be conducted in connection with the Alexander brothers investigation.
The Alexander brothers—Tal, Oren, and Alon—are facing multiple state and federal charges, including rape and sex trafficking. Prosecutors allege their crimes took place over more than a decade and involved drugging and sexually assaulting women, some of whom were minors. The brothers have denied all charges and pleaded not guilty.
Shortly after the documents were released, the spreadsheet containing the allegations against Trump briefly disappeared from the Justice Department’s website, triggering backlash and speculation online. The files later reappeared, with a DOJ spokesperson saying the document was temporarily taken down due to heavy traffic and had since been restored.
While no charges have been brought against Trump in connection with these claims, the release of the documents has renewed public scrutiny both of Trump’s past associations and of how law enforcement handled serious allegations brought to its attention.
