Missing Epstein Files Raise Questions on Trump

0:00On March 5, the Justice Department is facing questions over missing files from the latest release of Epstein documents. An analysis by the Wall Street Journal and CBS News spotted 47,635 files that weren't included in the January. Batch, required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Some of those held allegations against President Trump from a woman who claimed Epstein introduced her to him. People say the files were pulled offline for review and should be out by the end of the week. They insist nothing was deleted. An earlier warnings flagged fake claims sent to the FBI, including some against Trump. The Department reviewed thousands of documents beforehand with teens redacting only for legal reasons like duplicates or ongoing probes not to shield public figures. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have slammed the delays and redactions as suspicious. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, noting his past friendship with Epstein ended years before the financiers 2008 guilty plea.

1:01A White House spokesperson reiterated he's been fully cleared on Epstein matters. Details from public files show the woman described an alleged violent assault by Trump in 1983 when she was a minor. She spoke to the FBI four times in 2019, but her claims didn't hold up for victim compensation, and her lawsuit against the estate was. The deputy attorney general maintains full compliance with the law, promising any properly flagged files will go public soon, wrapping up this round of transparency efforts.