President Donald Trump said he plans to sue author Michael Wolff and is considering a separate suit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, alleging Wolff and Epstein “conspir[ed]” to damage him. Trump made the comments while speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One as attention focused on a newly released trove of Epstein-related Justice Department records.
On Saturday, February 1, 2026, President Donald Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One about a newly released set of Justice Department records connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
In response to a question about whether critics would be satisfied by the latest release, Trump alleged that author Michael Wolff had worked with Epstein to damage him. “Well, they should be, because it looked like this guy Wolff, who’s a writer, was conspiring with Epstein to do harm to me,” Trump said. He added that he had not reviewed the material himself, saying he was told by “some very important people” that it “absolve[d]” him and showed Wolff had been “conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to hurt me, politically or otherwise.”
Trump said he expected to take legal action. “We’ll probably sue Wolff for that. And maybe the Epstein estate,” he said. Pressed on whether he would sue the estate, Trump replied that he “guess[ed] so,” repeating his allegation that Epstein and Wolff had conspired “to do harm to me politically.”
The Daily Wire, citing the latest release, reported that the material totals about three million documents and includes thousands of videos and photos. It also reported that the release includes emails between Epstein and someone identified as “the Duke,” described as believed to be Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, as well as a set of allegations involving Trump that it said were compiled by the FBI.
According to The Daily Wire, the Justice Department said in a statement that allegations against Trump contained in the release were not considered “credible,” describing them as “untrue and sensationalist” and saying the claims were “unfounded and false.”
Trump’s comments extend a new round of political and legal threats tied to the public scrutiny of Epstein’s past relationships and the release of government records about the case.
