Jeffrey Epstein

Takeaways from the 3rd Epstein files release

The Guardian  - A newly released batch of the so-called Epstein files on Tuesday includes many references to Donald Trump, including a claim by a senior US attorney that the US president was on a flight in the 1990s with the now-deceased convicted child sex offender and a 20-year-old woman.

There is no indication of whether the woman was a victim of any crime, and being included in the files does not indicate any criminal wrongdoing.

The latest tranche of files from the justice department follows a similar release last week of a section of the documents detailing its investigations into the billionaire sex offender. The files include more references to Trump, but also more details about Epstein’s relationship with economist Larry Summers. Bizarrely, the Tuesday release includes a letter purported to be from Epstein to the convicted sexual abuser and former Olympics gymnastics coach Larry Nassar – which the DoJ later in the day announced was a fake.

The numerous references to Trump include an email that suggests he travelled onboard Epstein’s private jet with women who would have been possible witnesses to the case against Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The email – sent by the US attorney for the southern district of New York on 7 January 2020 – has the subject “Epstein flight records”.

It reads: “For your situational awareness, wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware), including during the period we would expect to charge in a Maxwell case.