Disturbing Trump Accusations Scrubbed from Epstein Files - the Wednesday AM Quickie 2/25/26

By Corey Pein — Feb 25, 2026

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THE BIG NEWS

FBI Interviews with Trump Accusers, Including a Woman Who Says Trump Raped Her When She Was 13, Missing from Epstein Files

CNN yesterday confirmed a National Public Radio report that the Justice Department illegally withheld evidence from its partial public release of the government files on Jeffrey Epstein – evidence that could implicate Donald Trump in the sexual abuse of a minor.

Dozens of records, comprising FBI witness interviews known as "302" files, are missing from the DOJ's release of more than 3 million pages of files on the late elite sex trafficker and longtime friend of Trump. According to NPR, some of the missing files were briefly online before being taken down, "while others remain hidden."

CNN reports that "some of the missing interview records appear to be related to a witness who accused Trump of sexual assault.

"The woman first called an FBI hotline and reported that she had been a victim of Epstein on July 10, 2019, several days after his arrest, according to case files.

"FBI agents then interviewed her at her attorney’s office two weeks later, according to a 302 document that lays out what she said in the interview. The woman told agents that Epstein had repeatedly abused her at a home he was staying at in South Carolina after he responded to an ad for babysitting services. The abuse started when she was approximately 13 years old, the woman said."

NPR adds some disturbing detail:

"The woman who directly named Trump in her abuse allegation claimed that around 1983, when she was around 13 years old, Epstein introduced her to Trump, 'who subsequently forced her head down to his exposed penis which she subsequently bit. In response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out.'"

A Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico, tells HuffPost that the allegation against Trump was credible. "I can tell you unequivocally the FBI investigated it," she says. California Rep. Robert Garcia, who is the top Democrat on Oversight, says the DOJ has violated the law Congress passed last year to force the release of the Epstein files. "Covering up direct evidence of a potential assault by the President of the United States is the most serious possible crime in this White House cover up," Garcia says.

The NPR report built on reporting from former Daily Beast political reporter Roger Sollenberger, who revealed a civil complaint from Trump's accuser. Former Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown, whose crusading investigations led to Epstein's imprisonment before his death, writes that the allegations against Trump may or may not be true, but "shouldn't be dismissed." Indeed, it's up to the rest of the press to ensure that the Republican media machine doesn't bury what many think is the biggest story in the world, a story that has already toppled politicians and royals abroad, and which even shocks the consciences of some Trump voters.

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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's Trafficking Operation Attend Trump's Speech as Guests of Democrats "Where are the rest of the files?" survivor Dani Bensky, who attended with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, asked before Trump's speech. "Why is the FBI director out there partying like a college kid when he should be investigating the vast criminal enterprise?" via the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Politico.
Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green Thrown Out for Holding Sign Reading 'Black People Aren't Apes' Meanwhile, Squad Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan heckled Trump during an anti-immigration portion of his speech, with Omar yelling, "You have killed Americans!" via NBC News, HuffPost, and Politico.
Former CIA Officer Turned Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger Delivers Democratic Response and Promises 'Laser Focus' on Affordability "They have killed American citizens in our streets, and they have done it all with their faces masked from accountability," Spanberger said. "Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children, or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings." via C-SPAN, the AP, and the New York Times.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Warns Iran War Would Go Badly

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the top general in the United States military, has been warning Donald Trump and his aides that a major assault on Iran would result in significant US casualties. Caine is no dove; he oversaw last summer's attack on Iranian nuclear sites as well as the January kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. According to Axios and the Washington Post, Caine has warned that the US is low on munitions on account of supporting Israel and Ukraine, and that the lack of support for an attack on Iran from US allies would compromise any military mission.

Trump isn't listening, of course. After news broke of Caine's views, Trump wrote that "it is his opinion that it will be something easily won." As the New York Times reports, that's just another lie from the deranged White House occupant. More than 150 military aircraft have been shifted to US bases in Europe and the Middle East, according to the Post. Meanwhile, the State Department yesterday ordered nonessential staff and their family to leave Lebanon, calling it a "prudent" measure given Trump's threat to effectively blow up the entire region.

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CIA Provided Intel to Mexican Military to Locate Jalisco Cartel Leader Meanwhile, with gang violence surging in the wake of the death of top leadership, and explosions and gunfire ringing out, Guadalajara residents are doubtful their city is ready to host the FIFA World Cup this summer. via the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the AP.
Florida Judge Aileen Cannon Buries the Evidence in Jack Smith's Case Against Trump for Stealing Classified Documents "'Judge Cannon's ruling continues a troubling pattern of decisions that shield [Donald Trump] from public scrutiny and place secrecy above the public's right to know,' Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, said.'" via the Washington Post and Politico.
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SOME NUMBER

500,000

That's how high the death toll for both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers could rise this year as Aspiring Tsar Vladimir Putin's war enters its fifth year, the New York Times reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday that Putin "has not broken Ukrainians; he has not won this war"; one British military think tank concurs that Ukraine has the capacity to keep fighting. Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports that in "classrooms across Ukraine, more than 385,000 teenagers are enrolled in a revamped, mandatory course on handling weapons, battlefield tactics, emergency medicine, mine safety, radio communication and how to respond to attacks on energy infrastructure."

ON THE SHOW TODAY

2/25: Sam will be hosting solo; the guests will be someone from Twin Cities Rent Strike, who are launching a March 1 citywide rent strike in response to the ICE invasion, and Mike Konczal, senior director of policy and research at the Economics Security Project.

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PARTING WORDS

"If the cops decided to scoop up a little snow and play along it would've been a great moment for the community, people would've liked the police more. But they chose to shove people and get angry and they embarrassed themselves."

-- Django Spadola of Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, speaking to Gothamist about the massive snowball fight in Manhattan's Washington Square Park yesterday, which New York Police Department officers responded to by attacking the crowd. Mayor Zohran Mamdani downplayed the incident and the cops' call for criminal prosecutions, saying, "from the videos I saw, it looks like a snowball fight." The Police Benevolent Association called Mamdani's response "a complete failure of leadership" that sends "a dangerous message to every person who might be looking to attack a police officer in the future." The NYPD claims four officers were hospitalized with "facial lacerations," also known as boo-boos.

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