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EntityRelationshipEntitySourcesNewly released records listed Trump on at least eight Epstein-jet flights2025-12-23Donald J. Trumpwas listed on at least eight Epstein-jet flightsEpstein aircraft flight records listing Trump1 sourceTrump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act2025-11-19Donald J. Trumpsigned the Epstein Files Transparency ActEpstein Files Transparency Act1 sourceEpstein privately alleged Trump knew about the girls; the released record does not settle what he meant2025-11-12Jeffrey Epsteinmade disputed private-email allegations aboutDonald J. Trump2 sourcesEpstein's birthday album contained a suggestive letter attributed to Trump; Trump denied writing it2025-09-08Donald J. Trumpwas attributed authorship of a disputed Epstein birthday letter2003 Epstein birthday letter attributed to Trump1 sourceTrump said Epstein “stole” young women from Mar-a-Lago, including Virginia Giuffre2025-07-29Donald J. Trumpsaid Epstein recruited club workers and was barredJeffrey Epstein1 sourceTrump sued the Wall Street Journal over its Epstein birthday-letter report2025-07-18Donald J. Trumpfiled defamation case over Epstein-letter reportingTrump v. Dow Jones and Company Epstein-letter defamation case1 sourceTrump's DOJ and FBI said they found no incriminating Epstein “client list” and closed further disclosure2025-07-07Donald J. Trumpoversaw agencies that ended further disclosure after their reviewJuly 2025 DOJ-FBI Epstein memorandum1 sourceTrump said he would release Epstein files, then hedged that “phony stuff” could hurt people2024-06-02Donald J. Trumppromised and then qualified support for releasing Epstein filesTrump's 2024 position on releasing Epstein files1 sourceAfter Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, Trump said he wished her well2020-07-21Donald J. Trumppublicly wished her well after arrestGhislaine Maxwell1 sourceTrump put the prosecutor behind Epstein's extraordinary non-prosecution deal in the Cabinet2017-02-16Donald J. Trumpnominated as labor secretaryR. Alexander Acosta2 sourcesTrump's own words and archival footage document a long social relationship with Epstein2002-10-28Donald J. Trumpsocialized with and publicly praisedJeffrey Epstein2 sources
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was listed on at least eight Epstein-jet flights1 citationsigned the Epstein Files Transparency Act1 citationmade disputed private-email allegations about2 citationswas attributed authorship of a disputed Epstein birthday letter1 citationsaid Epstein recruited club workers and was barred1 citationfiled defamation case over Epstein-letter reporting1 citationoversaw agencies that ended further disclosure after their review1 citationpromised and then qualified support for releasing Epstein files1 citationpublicly wished her well after arrest1 citationnominated as labor secretary2 citationssocialized with and publicly praised2 citations
Donald J. TrumpEpstein aircraft flight records listing TrumpEpstein Files Transparency ActJeffrey Epstein2003 Epstein birthday letter attributed to TrumpTrump v. Dow Jones and Company Epstein-letter defamation caseJuly 2025 DOJ-FBI Epstein memorandumTrump's 2024 position on releasing Epstein filesGhislaine MaxwellR. Alexander Acosta
Donald J. TrumpEpstein aircraft flight records listing TrumpEpstein Files Transparency ActJeffrey Epstein2003 Epstein birthday letter attributed to TrumpTrump v. Dow Jones and Company Epstein-letter defamation caseJuly 2025 DOJ-FBI Epstein memorandumTrump's 2024 position on releasing Epstein filesGhislaine MaxwellR. Alexander Acosta