Epstein Files Live Updates: Epstein travelled on fake Austrian passport, files reveal, as Justice dept issues rare defence of Trump

The Justice Department, in a post on X, stated about the letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar. It wrote, "The Department of Justice is currently looking into the validity of this alleged letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar and we will follow up as soon as possible."

Detailing about "three facts", the justice department said:

House Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene has reacted to the release of latest Epstein files by the US Justice Department and termed it "horrifying".

In a post on X, Greene wrote, "This is horrifying. Trump called me a traitor for fighting him to release the Epstein files and standing with women who were raped, jailed in stalls, and trafficked to men. Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated."

The latest files released by the justice department contains images of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's passport which was issued by the authorities in 1985 and had expired in 1995.

Among the thousands of pages released by the Justice Department related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, there is a list of redacted pages and details. In a letter to the US Congress last week, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that justice department can black out information in the files being released.

Blanche, on Sunday, said the move to redact information in the files is “simply…to protect victims.” The department is holding back information mentioned in the Epstein files which it believes would be protected internal information.

During an interview with NBC News, Blanche said, "We’re going through a very methodical process with hundreds of lawyers looking at every single document and making sure that victims’ names and any of the information from victims is protected and redacted, which is exactly what the (Epstein Files) Transparency Act expects."

The email released as part of the Epstein files by the US Justice Department on Sunday night reveal that one of the flights listed US President Donald Trump, deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a 20-year-old as the only three passengers. The name of the 20-year-old has been redacted by the department.

"On one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump, and then-20-year-old," the email states which has been authored by an assistant US attorney, Southern District of New York.

The latest documents released by the US Justice Department has revealed an email sent by an assistant US attorney from the Southern District of New York on January 8, 2020 which states that Donald Trump “traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)."

The email further shows that Trump was named as a passenger on "at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four flights on which (Ghislaine) Maxwell was also present."

The name of the sender and recipient of the email has been redacted by the US Justice Department.