Live from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman,
an NPR investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files finds the Justice Department has removed or withheld dozens of pages from the public database of Epstein documents.
Some pages relate to accusations of sexual abuse that also contain mention of President Trump.
The Justice Department prepared a slideshow last fall.
It mentioned a claim that Trump sexually abused a minor around 1983.
The minor was also allegedly being abused by Epstein.
The allegation against Trump was sent to an FBI field office for further investigation.
But NPR Stephen Fowler reports the allegation does not show up in the new release of files.
It's more what other documents have shown us about these particular missing pages.
There's records showing the FBI interviewed this accuser four times.
Only one of those interviews is in the public Epstein database.
And it does not mention Trump at all.
And the Justice Department's own tracking indicates there's at least 50 pages that exist,
but were not made public.
NPR Stephen Fowler reporting.
President Trump has consistently said he broke ties with Jeffrey Epstein years ago over his behavior.
President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight,
and peers Elena Moore reports this is Trump's first State of the Union address
since returning to the White House just over a year ago.
The State of the Union is a formality, but there are potential political stakes for Trump.