Democrat accuses DOJ of withholding documents on Trump Epstein accusation

A top Democrat in Congress accused the Justice Department on Wednesday of withholding FBI interview records with a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her as a minor.



Representative Robert Garcia, the senior Democrat on the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, said he had confirmed media reports that the Justice Department withheld more than 50 pages of material related to the woman's claims from more than 3 million documents it released related to the

late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.



He said the withheld material showed that the FBI took the allegations seriously and interviewed the woman four times but only released the first interview, which did not detail her accusations against Trump.



"The fact that DOJ is suppressing documents alleging President Trump’s commission of sexual abuse of an underage victim only heightens my genuine concerns about a White House cover-up," Garcia wrote in a letter to the department.



The Justice Department said it is reviewing whether any of its remaining Epstein-related documents were improperly withheld, and said they would be published if appropriate.