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Judge gives strict deadline for FBI to release notes on allegations Donald Trump and Epstein sexually assaulted girl as young as 13
Since the US Department of Justice released its first batch of Epstein-related files last year, President Donald Trump has come under fire numerous times for his relationship with the disgraced financier, but the worst allegations could soon come to light.
In a new ruling by a federal judge, the US Justice Department has been ordered to publish handwritten FBI interview notes containing allegations that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused a girl aged between 13 and 15.
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The President does not have long to appeal the damaging order
Unless the order is appealed, enacting a temporary pause, the evidence must be added to the department's online Epstein Library by November 23.
While the ruling could bring new evidence about the president into the public domain, it is the way that investigators documented the woman's account that has raised more concern.
Unusually, handwritten notes were used to prepare three FBI Form 302 reports documenting interviews conducted in 2019.
Speaking to investigators, the woman alleged that she was sexually abused and physically assaulted when she was aged between 13 and 15 by Trump, Epstein, and others. At the moment, these are allegations, not findings made by a court.
After Senior US District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan examined the notes and versions of the documents containing proposed redactions, the Justice Department argued that handwritten material was difficult to redact.
However, Katie Phang, the journalist and lawyer who brought the case to the department, argued that more than 100 handwritten records the department had already released with redactions.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has been ordered by the judge to publish the handwritten notes within 14 days of the November 9 order.
Authorities are being scrutinized over their handling of the files
As part of the case, Katie Phang v. Todd Blanche, the journalist is challenging the department's handling of records covered by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was put into place on November 19, 2025.
On January 30, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that it had published nearly 3.5 million pages.
Although it is a step closer to uncovering what Trump and Epstein's relationship was really like, the release of these documents will not establish whether either party are true or either party is actually guilty of the crimes alluded to.
This comes after Congress heard that President Donald Trump is accused of brutally raping a former Miss Switzerland beauty pageant contestant at New York's Plaza Hotel in 1993.
While the House Judiciary Committee was investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes, Beatrice Keul came forward with the allegations.
In a report released by Democrats on the committee, the claims were laid out in full. The former model claims that Trump and Epstein allegedly preyed upon her and other vulnerable young women, aged 16 to 22, during the "Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant," which she labelled a "hunting ground" for the two men.
Currently, no charges have been brought in relation to these allegations.