'Trump was credibly accused of assaulting': Harry Sisson accuses DOJ of 'brazen cover-up' in Epstein Files release

Days after criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi, calling her "straight up evil", and demanding her resignation over the Department of Justice's handling of the Epstein Files, political commentator Harry Sisson took to X to accuse the DOJ of a "brazen" cover-up. "Trump was credibly accused of assaulting a 13-15 year old girl in the files by an Epstein victim and the DOJ has been going around saying Trump did nothing wrong. The cover up is so brazen and so disgusting," Sissons wrote in a post on X. 

As of February 2026, the DOJ, led by Bondi, has released approximately 3.5 million pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, and among them, one of the most explosive (and disputed) items remains an unverified FBI tip, discovered by social media users due to faulty redactions, alleging that Trump witnessed the abuse of a minor, and other tips that mention the President. The Justice Department has called the contents of these documents "untrue and sensationalist claims" that were submitted to the FBI shortly before the 2020 election. 

That has, however, not stopped Trump administration critics and Democratic lawmakers from questioning the President's ties with the convicted sex trafficker. Bondi's combative appearance before the House Judiciary Committee last week, where her responses often turned into personal insults, has only amplified their case. Following up on his previous tweet, Sisson shared an audio recording of the President, where he says, "I have nothing to hide. I've been exonerated."

Sharing the clip, Sisson wrote, "The FBI interviewed a girl who accused Trump of assaulting her when she was 13-15 years old." He was referencing a 2016 incident where an anonymous woman alleged that she was recruited by Jeffrey Epstein and sexually assaulted by Donald Trump at a series of parties in Manhattan. Trump and his legal team consistently called the lawsuit a "complete fabrication" and "politically motivated." The suit was dropped after the plaintiff's attorneys filed a voluntary dismissal just days before the 2016 polls.

Meanwhile, the clip Sisson shared is from an interaction the President had with reporters on board Air Force One, where he was asked about Hillary Clinton's accusations against his administration. In an interview with the BBC on February 16, Clinton claimed that she and Bill Clinton are being pulled into the Epstein Files to divert attention away from Trump and his administration. "Look at this shiny object. We're going to have the Clintons, even Hillary Clinton, who never met the guy," the BBC quoted her as saying. 

The Clintons are set to appear before a Congressional committee on February 26 and 27. "We have nothing to hide. We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly. We think sunlight is the best disinfectant," Hillary told the BBC. During his interaction with reporters on Air Force One, Trump responded by saying that Hillary suffers from "Trump derangement syndrome," a word that Attorney General Bondi also used against lawmakers during her recent congressional hearing. 

Notably, the roughly 3.5 million files released by the DOJ constitute about 60% of all the 6 million documents recovered during the sex trafficking investigation on Epstein. Several U.S. lawmakers have argued that withholding part of the files is a breach of public trust, with some Democrats, including Hillary, accusing the Trump Administration of a "cover-up". 

The DOJ has categorically denied the allegations. Regarding the several mentions of Trump in the Files, the White House stated, "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."