A new review of recently released Epstein-related records suggests President Donald Trump’s name appears more often in the files than the word “God” appears in the Old Testament.
In recent months, and following the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Department of Justice has released millions of pages connected to Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019 at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.
The disclosures include references to numerous well-known figures, including Andrew Mountbatten Windsor (formerly known as Prince Andrew), Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Bill Clinton.
Trump is also among the names that appear throughout the material.
It’s important to stress that being named in these documents is not the same as being accused of or proven to have committed wrongdoing.
Reports have long suggested Trump and Epstein moved in similar social circles during the 1990s, before a reported rift in the early 2000s.
In 2019, the president said: “Well, I knew him like everybody in Palm Beach knew him.
“I mean, people in Palm Beach knew him. He was a fixture in Palm Beach. I had a falling out with him a long time ago. I don’t think I’ve spoken to him for 15 years. I wasn’t a fan.
“I was not, yeah, a long time ago, I’d say maybe 15 years. I was not a fan of his, that I can tell you. I was not a fan of his.”
According to an analysis by The New York Times, Trump is referenced more than 5,300 times across the Epstein files.
For comparison, the Christian Bible Reference Site estimates the word “God” appears roughly 3,000 times in the Old Testament.
That figure can shift depending on which translation or edition is used.
Earlier document releases included several unverified allegations involving Trump that were said to have been compiled by the FBI last year.
One woman alleged that Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, “presented her” to Trump at a party. Another claimed she was taken to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club to meet the future president.
In January, the justice department said: “Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.
“To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
More recently, the Trump administration released additional documents that had previously not been made public, including materials that contain allegations against the president.
In one account contained in the records, a woman told the FBI she was assaulted by Epstein and Trump while she was a teenager, alleging she was between 13 and 15 years old at the time.
The FBI reportedly did not pursue further contact with the woman. The DOJ said the documents had been withheld by mistake after being “incorrectly coded as duplicative”.
The White House dismissed the claims as having “zero credible evidence,” describing them as coming “from a sadly disturbed woman who has an extensive criminal history”.
Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing related to Epstein and has denied any sexual misconduct allegations.
Last month, the number of times Trump is listed in the files came up during a discussion between Representative Jared Moskowitz and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
“Nothing is funny about mocking the Bible and holding up a ‘Trump Bible’. That’s what you did. You made a joke, and I find offense to that. That’s all I have to say to you,” said Bondi.