US Edition'Operation Epstein Distraction': Sexual Assault Allegations Against Trump Emerge
The Department of Justice released FBI interviews with a woman alleging sexual assault by Trump, raising questions about potential withholding of evidence, Democrats say.
- On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice published documents outlining sexual-assault allegations against Donald Trump.
- Amid heavy international headlines, cartoons and commentary suggested the disclosures coincided with efforts to divert attention from Jeffrey Epstein, late sex offender, files during the new Middle East war coverage.
- According to the FBI interview files, three interviews detail an unnamed woman alleging Trump sexually assaulted her between ages 13 and 15 after Jeffrey Epstein introduced them.
- Lawmakers opened probes into whether the Justice Department withheld material, raising political questions for Donald Trump, after files outlined sexual-assault allegations against him were published.
- Analysts note that Trump's Middle East strategy aims to reshape the regional order by economic means, but commentary warns it could push Gulf states closer to Israel and alter alliances.
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Accused of "massive dissimulation", the Trump administration said that these documents had been removed from the publication in January of millions of pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, because they were considered to duplicate other documents.
The U.S. Department of Justice released on Thursday documents from the Federal Police (FBI) describing interviews dating back to 2019 including unsubstantiated charges brought by a woman against Donald Trump in the Epstein case.
'Operation Epstein Distraction': Sexual assault allegations against Trump emerge
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, March 6: International papers discuss US President Donald Trump's "warrior transformation" and speculate about how the new war in the Middle East could benefit Russia. Also: the US Department of Justice publishes an interview that outlines sexual assault allegations against Trump. Finally, is the US president trying to distract attention from the Epstein files with the new war? This question has inspired quite a few cartoo…
Missing FBI interviews with Epstein's alleged SC victim quietly released by Justice Department
The Justice Department released 3 FBI interviews that were missing from the Epstein files. In them, a woman recounts alleged abuse by Jeffrey Epstein as a teen on Hilton Head and accusations against President Donald Trump.
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