Former President Donald Trump has stated that he was never informed that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Over several days, Trump consistently maintained that he had not been briefed about the presence of his name in the documents related to the Epstein case. More recently, Trump suggested that his name may have been planted in the Epstein files, implying potential manipulation or false inclusion. These remarks come amid ongoing public and media scrutiny of the Epstein investigation and its associated records.