House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a report Monday calling for an independent special counsel to investigate President Donald Trump’s relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that accounts from women and records released in the Epstein case warrant further investigation into whether Trump committed wrongdoing. The Democratic staff report, titled We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffrey: The Case Against Donald Trump Emerging in the Epstein Files and DOJ’s Desperate Efforts to Cover it Up, examines accounts involving 11 women. According to the report, five directly accuse Trump of serious sexual misconduct in Epstein’s company or presence.
The allegations are disputed and have not resulted in criminal findings against Trump. The report also accuses the Department of Justice (DOJ) of improperly withholding some Epstein-related records and impeding investigative efforts. Those claims represent the conclusions of Democratic committee staff, rather than findings by the full House Judiciary Committee or a court.
White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told Newsweek in an emailed statement: “None of these allegations are true.” “This ‘report’ is nothing more than a desperate attempt by crazed Democrats to distract Americans from the surging Republican momentum driven by President Trump’s historic achievements,” Bis said. A July 2025 DOJ and FBI memo said the agencies’ review confirmed that Epstein harmed more than 1,000 victims. Epstein died in federal custody in New York on August 10, 2019.
Federal authorities and New York City’s medical examiner concluded that he died by suicide. The same DOJ-FBI review said investigators found no incriminating Epstein “client list,” no credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent people and no evidence uncovered in the review that could predicate an investigation of uncharged third parties. Trump’s past association with Epstein has been documented, although the relationship alone is not evidence that Trump participated in Epstein’s crimes.
Records released by the DOJ included an email from an assistant U.S. attorney stating that flight records showed Trump aboard Epstein’s private jet at least eight times between 1993 and 1996. Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted of sex-trafficking-related offenses connected to Epstein, was listed on at least four of those flights, according to the email. Trump said he eventually ended his relationship with Epstein and barred him from Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The new Democratic report argues that recently released records and accounts from women justify looking beyond the already-established social relationship between the two men and examining whether Trump committed wrongdoing. The report focuses heavily on accounts from 11 women whom Democratic staff said connect Trump to Epstein’s circle in different ways. Not all 11 accuse Trump of committing a crime, and the evidence underlying the individual accounts varies.
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