From December 23, 2025, following the U.S. Department of Justice’s release of additional files related to its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
A newly disclosed FBI intake report from October 2020 (part of the released documents) summarizes an anonymous tip to the FBI. The tipster (a former limousine driver) claimed to have overheard Donald Trump on a phone call in 1995 mentioning “Jeffrey” and “abusing some girl.” The tipster also relayed a secondhand account from an unnamed woman who allegedly said that “Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
This is an unverified, anonymous, and secondhand allegation from a tip received shortly before the 2020 election. Multiple major outlets (including TIME, USA Today, NPR, CNN, People, and The Guardian) reported on it, but emphasized:
- Names and details are heavily redacted.
- There is no indication the FBI investigated or corroborated the claim.
- No charges were ever filed against Trump related to Epstein.
- Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
The DOJ itself issued a statement accompanying the release, describing some claims about Trump as “untrue and sensationalist,” “unfounded and false,” and noting that credible allegations would have been used against him politically if they existed.
Other details in the files (e.g., flight logs showing Trump on Epstein’s jet multiple times in the 1990s) confirm known aspects of their past social relationship, but do not include new accusations of criminal conduct.
In summary: The documents do contain this rape allegation against Trump, making the headline accurate in reporting its existence—but it is an old, unsubstantiated tip, not a new proven fact or formal accusation. Trump has not been charged or found liable in any Epstein-related wrongdoing.
