Trump was friends with Epstein in the late 1990s and early 2000s, describing him as a “terrific guy” during an interview with New York Magazine in 2002.
Conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein’s dealings with powerful men as well as his 2019 suicide in jail have swirled for years, and appear to be growing as the White House attempts to close them down.
Here, The i Paper takes a closer look at the timeline of events around Trump’s handling of the so-called Epstein files.
21 February 2025: Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked about an incriminating “client list” allegedly held by Epstein. She told Fox News it was “sitting on my desk right now to review”.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has come under fire over not releasing the ‘Epstein files’ (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds /AFP via Getty Images)While Trump’s name was mentioned nine times across the hundreds of pages made public, including in flight logs and Epstein’s so-called black book of contacts, this did not prove any wrongdoing by the US President.
22 April 2025: Trump promised that “100 per cent of all of these documents are being delivered”.
May 2025: Administration begins downplaying conspiracy theories
Trump himself had retweeted a theory suggesting the disgraced billionaire’s death was linked to Bill Clinton, before demanding a “full investigation” into Epstein’s death and his ties to the former US president. He said he had “no idea” whether the death was linked to Clinton.
In an X post which has since been deleted, Musk said: “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
7 July 2025: Then, in a major blow to the hopes of those who expected the files to be released, a joint memo is released. Despite all the hype around the release of “the full Epstein files”, the DOJ and FBI say “no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted”. The memo also said no incriminating “client list” had been found and confirmed the administration’s belief that Epstein died by suicide.
17 July: The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump and others wrote letters for an album celebrating the financier’s 50th birthday in 2003 – three years before sex abuse allegations emerged against him. Trump’s alleged message to Epstein read: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
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Read More18 July: Trump filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, News Corp and two reporters from The Wall Street Journal, seeking at least $10bn (£7.5bn) in damages. “We have just filed a powerhouse Lawsuit against everyone involved in publishing the false, malicious, defamatory, fake news ‘article’ in the useless ‘rag’ that is, The Wall Street Journal,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. On the same day, the US Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case.
While this does not amount to proof of any wrongdoing, it raised questions about why the administration changed its tune in recent months on releasing the files. The reports also contradict Trump’s claim, made in July, that Bondi had not told him he appears in the files. When asked by reporters, the US President said: “No, no, she’s given us just a very quick briefing.”
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