Unsealed DOJ files show Donald Trump contacted Palm Beach police in July 2006 about Jeffrey Epstein, telling then-chief Michael Reiter “thank goodness you’re stopping him” and calling Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell “evil” and urging authorities to “focus on her.” The detail appears in a 2019 FBI interview included in the Justice Department’s January 30, 2026 release under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Reiter said Trump told officers he had been around Epstein when teenagers were present and had barred Epstein from Mar‑a‑Lago. The disclosure is part of a massive dump of documents, images and videos revealing investigators’ knowledge and context. (justice.gov)