House Oversight Democrats confirmed at approximately 4:00 PM UTC on February 24, 2026, that the Department of Justice illegally withheld FBI interviews with a survivor who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault on a minor in 2019, announcing a parallel investigation during the 29-minute reporting window from 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM UTC. The probe addresses the FBI's handling of the allegations. Oversight Democrats stated they have investigated the FBI's management of the 2019 allegations for weeks, asserting the withheld interviews constitute direct evidence of potential assault by the President, according to their official X post timestamped within the window. They described the withholding as the most serious crime in a White House cover-up. This development follows legal journalist Lisa Rubin's 3:00 PM UTC report, shared by @atrupar on X, that DOJ withheld Epstein files containing the same accuser's claims when she was 13 to 15 years old, with MS NOW confirming missing 2019 FBI interviews. Oversight Democrats' confirmation builds directly on that reporting. The White House posted separately on X during the window, stating "WINNING IS BACK. AMERICA IS BACK. AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED. THE GOLDEN AGE IS HERE," without reference to the allegations.
