Email records show that Trump took Epstein's private jet eight times

In a new batch of Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice, an email from a New York prosecutor shows that US President Trump took Epstein's private jet eight times in the 1990s, far more than previously reported.

Reuters reported that an unnamed US prosecutor said in an email written on January 7, 2020, that flight records showed that Trump took Epstein's private plane eight times in the 1990s, and on at least four of those times, Epstein's long-time female partner Ghislaine Maxwell was also on board. The prosecutor's email did not charge Trump with any crime.

Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, was a convicted sex offender and had close ties with many political and business celebrities, including Trump, during his lifetime. Maxwell was an accomplice to Epstein. In 2022, she was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Manhattan Federal Court on charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy. She appealed, but the court rejected her appeal in 2024.

The US Department of Justice said that some of the documents made public contain groundless accusations against Trump.

In a post in 2024, Trump said, "I have never flown on Epstein's plane and have never been to his' stupid 'island."

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the email.

Epstein owned a private island, which was located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Its official name was Little Saint James Island. It was called "Girls' Island" because Epstein was suspected of providing prostitution activities for underage girls for wealthy businessmen and celebrities on the island.

Maxwell was originally imprisoned in Tallahassee Prison in Florida and was transferred to the lowest-security prison in Texas in August this year.