Just days before families gather for Christmas cheer, a bombshell dropped from the U.S. Department of Justice on December 23: the third major release of Jeffrey Epstein files, revealing flight logs that place President Donald Trump on the notorious sex offender’s private jet at least eight times in the 1990s—far more than previously acknowledged, and some alongside convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
These newly unsealed documents, including a 2020 prosecutor’s email, detail domestic trips between Palm Beach, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., with one flight listing only Trump, Epstein, and a redacted 20-year-old woman as passengers. Trump has long denied deep ties to Epstein, insisting he was never on the plane or the island, but these records paint a web of connections that his team calls “unfounded” yet impossible to dismiss outright.
As questions swirl about what Trump knew and when, the timing couldn’t be more explosive—what else hides in the remaining files?
Bombshell Epstein Files Drop: Trump’s Jet Rides with Epstein and Maxwell Revealed Just Before Christmas
In a stunning revelation timed just two days before Christmas 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed the third major tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents on December 23, reigniting scrutiny over President Donald Trump’s past associations with the convicted sex offender. The release, comprising nearly 30,000 pages, includes flight logs and a 2020 prosecutor’s email confirming Trump flew on Epstein’s infamous private jet—at least eight times in the 1990s—far exceeding prior public disclosures. These trips, some shared with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s convicted accomplice, raise fresh questions about Trump’s knowledge of Epstein’s crimes during their once-close friendship.
The prosecutor’s email, dated January 7, 2020, from the Southern District of New York, states: “For your situational awareness, wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware).” It details Trump as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including four with Maxwell aboard. Destinations were domestic: Palm Beach, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. One 1993 flight listed only Trump and Epstein; another included Epstein, Trump, and a redacted 20-year-old woman. Two others featured potential Maxwell case witnesses (women, names redacted).
Trump, in his second term, has long distanced himself from Epstein, claiming a fallout around 2004 after Epstein allegedly poached a Mar-a-Lago employee. He denied island visits or deep ties, stating in 2024: “I was never on Epstein’s Plane, or at his ‘stupid’ Island.” Yet these logs contradict that narrative. The White House dismissed the files as containing “untrue and sensationalist claims,” with a spokesperson calling them “unfounded.” No wrongdoing is alleged against Trump in the documents; references stem from social and business circles in the ’90s, when Epstein mingled with elites.
The DOJ’s release, mandated by the Epstein Transparency Act signed by Trump in November, follows criticism of earlier batches for minimal Trump mentions and heavy redactions. This third drop—termed the most significant—includes subpoenas to Mar-a-Lago for employment records (possibly tied to Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein accuser who worked there) and unverified tips, like anonymous claims of Trump-Epstein misconduct (dismissed as baseless). Photos show Trump with Maxwell, but many are old or unrelated to crimes.
Timing amplifies the drama: Amid holiday preparations, the files fuel partisan fire. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee accused DOJ of a “cover-up” for initial omissions, while Republicans decry politicization. Victims’ advocates praise transparency but decry redactions protecting perpetrators over survivors.
What lurks in unreleased files? Over a million more documents await review, per DOJ. As questions mount—what did Trump know about Epstein’s trafficking?—this Christmas bombshell underscores Epstein’s elite web, reminding us shadows linger long after the financier’s 2019 death.
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