Revelations from Epstein Files: Trump's Travel on Private Jet Exposed

Wed Dec 24 2025 06:44:23 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Newly released emails from the U.S. Department of Justice reveal that Donald Trump traveled on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet eight times between 1993 and 1996, contrary to previous claims.

A recent email from the U.S. Department of Justice has disclosed that President Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet more times than earlier reported. The revelations, stemming from a larger release of documents, confirm Trump's presence on eight flights, though his name on the records does not indicate wrongdoing. Trump maintains that he never traveled on Epstein's plane and dismissed the claims as unfounded.

US President Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on the private jet of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein eight times between 1993 and 1996, a new email released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) says.

Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware), reads the 7 January 2020 email from an assistant US attorney.

Trump's name on the flight record does not indicate wrongdoing. In 2024, Trump wrote: I was never on Epstein's Plane. He has denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.

The DOJ says some files released on Tuesday contain untrue and sensationalist claims against Trump.

Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the president has said they fell out in about 2004 - years before Epstein was first arrested.

The latest release of documents - running to more than 30,000 pages - is part of the so-called Epstein files the DOJ was legally required to publish in their entirety by last Friday.

In a statement on Tuesday, the DOJ said: Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made 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 had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.

Nevertheless, out of our commitment to the law and transparency, the DOJ is releasing these documents with the legally required protections for Epstein's victims, the DOJ statement on X said.

The prosecutor's email was sent on 7 January 2020 and is part of an email chain which includes the subject heading: RE: Epstein flight records.

The email states that Trump is listed as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four flights on which [Epstein's associate Ghislaine] Maxwell was also present. He is listed as having traveled with, among others and at various times, Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric.

The DOJ missed last Friday's deadline set by Congress to publish all its files related to Epstein - including photos, videos, and investigative materials. The department has faced criticism from survivors and lawmakers from across the aisle for its failure to meet that deadline.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on the day of the deadline that not all the files would be made public immediately and that more would be published over the coming weeks.