Fresh allegations have emerged linking former US President Donald Trump to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, based on a leaked email from recently released court files.
Email Details Multiple Flights
According to an email chain dated 7 January 2020, which was buried within the latest batch of documents related to Epstein, Trump is alleged to have used the disgraced billionaire's private aircraft on many more occasions than had been publicly acknowledged. The subject line of the email was "RE: Epstein flight records", though the identities of the sender and recipient have been redacted.
The communication states clearly: "He is listed as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996." It further notes that on at least four of those journeys, Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell was also present.
Family Members and Unnamed Passengers
The email provides specific details about the travel logs. It claims Trump was listed as travelling on various occasions with his then-wife Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric.
Perhaps more notably, the document describes two particularly intimate flights. On one trip in 1993, the only two listed passengers were Epstein and Trump. On another, the manifest showed just three people: Epstein, Trump, and a then-20-year-old individual whose name has been redacted in the released document.
The email also points out that on two other flights, passengers included women who could have served as potential witnesses in a case against Maxwell.
Context and Denials
Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for crimes including conspiracy to entice minors to travel for illegal sex acts and sex trafficking of a minor. Earlier this year, she was transferred to a minimum-security facility in Texas and has reportedly sought a pardon from President Trump.
Trump has previously acknowledged a friendship with Epstein that soured around 2004, before Epstein's first arrest. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing or inappropriate behaviour in connection with the financier. It is crucial to note that simply being listed as a passenger on these flights does not in itself indicate any illegal activity.
Nevertheless, this leaked email adds a new layer of documented association between the former president and a man whose crimes have sparked global outrage, ensuring the story remains in the public eye.
