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David Smith in Washington

Trump complains Epstein files are damaging people who ‘innocently met’ him

File image from September 2025, showing protesters demanding Donald Trump release unredacted Epstein files.
File image from September 2025, showing protesters demanding Donald Trump release unredacted Epstein files. Photograph: Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump has broken his silence on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, complaining that people who “innocently met” the convicted paedophile could have their reputations destroyed.

In his first comments since the justice department began releasing the materials on Friday, the US president on Monday expressed sympathy for prominent Democrats who have come under renewed scrutiny over their associations with Epstein.

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