A newly resurfaced report hosted on the U.S. House of Representatives website reveals that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Jeffrey Epstein throughout the 1990s. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records confirm the donations, which were first spotlighted by the New York Post.
In 2025, the House published a July 10, 2019 New York Post article outlining Schumer’s financial ties to Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. While Schumer has repeatedly criticized President Donald Trump for any perceived association with Epstein, records show he personally accepted multiple contributions from him over several years.
According to the Post, Epstein donated seven separate $1,000 checks to Schumer between 1992 and 1997—first while Schumer was serving as a congressman from New York, and later as he campaigned for the U.S. Senate seat he ultimately won in 1998. Epstein also contributed $5,000 to Win New York, a joint fundraising committee linked to Schumer. These donations reportedly benefited the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Liberal Party of New York.
The resurfaced report also highlights Schumer’s long-standing public condemnation of others associated with Epstein. For example, Schumer pressured former Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over Acosta’s previous handling of Epstein’s 2008 plea deal, declaring that such actions “cannot be tolerated in someone holding high office.”
Meanwhile, President Trump has pushed back against repeated attempts by political opponents and media outlets to tie him to Epstein. In a July 28, 2025 meeting with UK leaders, Trump stated unequivocally that he “never went” to Epstein’s private island and insisted he declined invitations in the early 2000s. Trump also dismissed reports suggesting he sent Epstein a drawing, saying he doesn’t produce drawings and that any such claim is false.
Trump noted that numerous powerful individuals—such as former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president Larry Summers—had significant associations with Epstein yet have received far less scrutiny from the press and political critics. He emphasized that while he had social interactions with Epstein decades ago, he cut ties long before Epstein’s criminal activity became public.
This resurfaced report underscores a broader pattern: while Democrats such as Schumer have attempted to weaponize Epstein’s name to attack political opponents, including Trump, records show that several leading Democrats also accepted donations or maintained associations with Epstein during the same era. The renewed focus on these documents raises questions about selective outrage and why some connections receive widespread media coverage while others are rarely mentioned.
As more Epstein files continue to be released—including tens of thousands of pages of logs, emails, and investigative data—pressure is increasing for full transparency across the political spectrum. Lawmakers and the public alike are awaiting further disclosures from the Department of Justice, which is required to release additional evidence before December 19 under a recent Senate directive.
