Epstein files include unverified Donald Trump sexual assault of child claim | World | News

A woman claimed that she bit Donald Trump on the penis after he forced her into a sexual act, in a new release of the Epstein files. The claims were found in the US Justice Department’s release of three FBI memos, which were missing from its huge release in January.

In the unverified sexual assault allegations, filed between August and October 2019, the woman claims that the US President assaulted her, and that Epstein had repeatedly sexually abused her. One redacted file states: “The interviewing agents asked II to provide additional details regarding her first interaction with DONALD TRUMP when she was approximately 13 to 15 years old, in either New York or New Jersey, and while also in the company of JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

“II clarified that when she previously said TRUMP struck her after she bit him on the penis, she provided further details that he, “pulled (her] hair and punched (her] on the side of (her] head.”

The DOJ previously said of the documents: “This production may include fake or falsely submitted images, documents or videos, as everything that was sent to the FBI by the public was included in the production that is responsive to the Act.

“Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already.”

Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.

In a statement Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the claims from the FBI interviews as “completely baseless accusations, backed by zero credible evidence.”

She also questioned the credibility of the woman behind the allegations, whose is granted anonymity and whose name is redacted in the files, pointing to her criminal record.

“The total baselessness of these accusations is also supported by the obvious fact that Joe Biden’s department of justice knew about them for four years and did nothing with them — because they knew President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong,” Leavitt added.

FBI agents conducted four interviews with the woman, but only one memo from an interview in July 2019 had been released in January by the DOJ. She alleged that Epstein abused her when she was a minor living in South Carolina. That interview did not contain any allegations about Mr Trump.

The alleged victim told agents that Epstein started to abuse her when she was approximately 13 years old. She said that she was introduced to Trump by Epstein in a “very tall building” when she was between 13 and 15 years old, after the paedophile allegedly flew her to “either New York or New Jersey”.

The file stated that Trump asked everyone to leave the room where they met, and “mentioned something to the effect of, ‘Let me teach you how little girls are supposed to be’”.

She claimed that the President then unzipped his pants and put her head “down to his penis”. The woman said she bit Trump, who then struck her and said “words to the effect of, ‘get this little bitch the hell out of here.’”

The Justice Department has not explained why the Trump-related witness interview descriptions were not released, but last week it said it had initiated a review into whether any documents had been “improperly tagged in the review process.”

Under the law, the DOJ can withhold files that are duplicates, privileged, or part of an ongoing federal investigation.