The US government warned of “untrue and sensationalist” claims after documents released in the Epstein files accused Donald Trump of rape.
The Department of Justice said some documents released on Tuesday were “unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they would have been weaponised against President Trump already”.
One FBI document includes details of a call from a limousine driver to investigators. The driver says he overheard a phone conversation in 1995 by Mr Trump in which he discussed “abusing some girl” while mentioning the name “Jeffrey”.
The driver then claims his ex-partner told him she was raped by Mr Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
The FBI has appended a “note” to the testimony that appears to cast doubt on the source.
The DoJ warned against Epstein Files claims made to the FBI “right before the 2020 election”, but did not reference the rape claims specifically.
The call to the FBI by the driver was made on October 27, 2020, a week before that year’s election.
The claim was included in the release of 30,000 more pages of documents on Monday night. The White House has been accused of orchestrating a “cover-up” to protect Mr Trump, with earlier releases containing little to no mention of the president and heavy redactions.
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