Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday the Department of Justice reviewed how the FBI logged anonymous Jeffrey Epstein-related tips and determined the allegations lacking credibility did not warrant investigation.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released more than 3 million pages of Epstein files, including DOJ and FBI emails, interview summaries, images, videos, and other records. During an appearance “State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash,” Blanche addressed Bash’s questions about a list the FBI compiled in August 2025 logging salacious, unverified accusations linked to Epstein.
“And what I think folks will see when they review the materials we released,” Blanche said, “is that there have been hundreds of calls made to the FBI where allegations are made by either anonymous individuals or people who are very quickly determined to not be credible, whether it’s the nature of what they’re saying or the fact they won’t provide any information or corroboration, and that’s part of the Epstein files.”
Blanche then explained the FBI memo compiled was not about President Donald Trump.
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“So, look, it’s not about President Trump. It’s about a ton of people, multiple, multiple people that were — quote — ‘in the Epstein files,’” Blanche told Bash.
The DOJ has disputed claims involving Trump, describing various Epstein-related allegations as “untrue and sensationalist.” The DOJ also warned that portions of the material contain false and exaggerated claims about Trump.
“Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election,” the DOJ wrote. “To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
In a 2020 email, a federal prosecutor alleged Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet at least eight times between 1993 and 1996, including one flight listed with only Trump, Epstein, and a 20-year-old whose name was redacted. The email claimed Trump appeared on other flights with then-wife Marla Maples and two of his children. Two women later identified as possible witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell case also allegedly flew on separate trips.
The files also showed Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club received a 2021 subpoena in the Maxwell case seeking employment records for a redacted individual.
Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025, setting a Dec. 19 deadline for the DOJ to release records related to Epstein. The Trump administration did not meet the 30-day statutory deadline to release all government records tied to Epstein. The DOJ admitted in January 2026 it released less than 1% of its Epstein-related records to the public.
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