"The department said those files had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative," and therefore were inadvertently not published along with other investigative documents related to the disgraced financier, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019."
"The accuser was interviewed by the FBI four times as it sought to assess her account but a summary of only one of those interviews had been included in the publicly released files."
"The department noted in January that some of the documents contain "untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.""
The Justice Department released additional files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation on Thursday, including documents containing uncorroborated accusations against President Trump. The department acknowledged that these files had been improperly withheld during an earlier public release and were incorrectly coded as duplicative. An accuser was interviewed by the FBI four times in 2019, but only one interview summary was initially included in the publicly released documents. The department stated it would review and correct any information concerns reported by the public. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein. The department previously noted that some documents contain claims submitted to the FBI before the 2020 election. Attorney General Pam Bondi faces scrutiny over the department's handling of the released files, with bipartisan House members voting to subpoena her.
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