Documents show FBI received explosive tip naming Trump and Epstein
The Justice Department on Tuesday released a previously undisclosed FBI report documenting a tip submitted in October 2020 that included unverified allegations involving then-President Donald Trump and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The report was made public as part of the DOJ’s ongoing release of Epstein-related records. It summarizes claims from at least two individuals concerning an alleged incident said to have occurred in the 1990s. The allegations were not verified, and there is no public record indicating that law enforcement substantiated or pursued them.
According to the FBI report, the tip originated from an individual identified as a limousine driver in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The driver recounted a conversation that took place on Christmas Eve in 1999, during which the driver told a passenger about a prior encounter involving Trump in 1995, when the driver said he transported Trump to Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport.
The driver claimed that during that earlier ride, Trump spoke on a cellphone in a manner the driver described as disturbing. The report states that Trump repeatedly referenced the name “Jeffrey” and made remarks that the driver interpreted as references to abuse involving a girl. The driver said he did not know whom Trump was speaking to or who was being referenced.
After hearing the story, the passenger allegedly reacted strongly. According to the report, the passenger told the driver that Trump and Epstein had raped her. The passenger also described being taken by a woman with “a funny name” to a hotel or similar location. Earlier portions of the report suggest that the woman may have been Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, who is currently serving a 20-year federal sentence for sex trafficking.
The driver reportedly urged the passenger to contact authorities, but she declined, saying she feared for her life. The report later claims that the driver attempted to follow up, only to learn that the passenger had died. The death was described in the report as a suicide, though no additional details were provided.
In a statement released Tuesday, the Department of Justice emphasized that the claims contained in the documents are unproven.
“The Department of Justice has officially released nearly 30,000 more pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein,” the statement 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.”
The DOJ said it released the documents to comply with transparency requirements and emphasized that legally required protections for Epstein’s victims remain in place.
The allegations described in the FBI report bear some similarity to claims made in lawsuits filed in 2016 by a woman identified as “Jane Doe,” who accused Trump and Epstein of raping her when she was 13 years old. Those lawsuits were later withdrawn or dismissed, and Trump’s attorneys denied the claims as “categorically untrue.”
Documents show FBI received explosive tip naming Trump and Epstein