Trump has not been implicated in any of Epstein’s s– trafficking crimes, and he has lengthy maintained that he “wasn’t pleasant” with the disgraced convicted s– offender, though they knew one another socially.
Nevertheless, he boasted in a 2002 interview, “I’ve recognized Jeff for 15 years. Terrific man. He is lots of enjoyable to be with. It’s even stated that he likes stunning ladies as a lot as I do, and lots of of them are on the youthful facet.”
The president instructed reporters in July 2025 that he gave Epstein the heave-ho from Mar-a-Lago after he saved poaching spa staff, most of whom had been younger ladies.
After Trump was made conscious of the issue, “I instructed him. I stated, ‘Pay attention, we don’t need you taking our folks.’ Whether or not it was spa or not spa, I don’t need him taking folks. And he was superb, then not too lengthy after that, he did it once more, and I stated, ‘out of right here.'”
The ban reportedly came about earlier than Epstein’s 2006 indictment in Florida for solicitation of prostitution. He pleaded responsible two years later to solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution with a minor.