A newly uncovered photograph is raising more questions about Donald Trump’s past ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his social circle, potentially undermining the president’s repeated claims of severing ties with the convicted predator more than two decades ago.
‘Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales’
The image, obtained by RadarOnline.com and first published in the investigative book Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales by Dylan Howard, shows Trump hosting Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach on February 12, 2000. Trump’s future wife, Melania Trump, is also pictured at the gathering. The photo’s date is significant: It was taken the same year Trump claimed he banned Epstein from the club for allegedly trying to “steal” young women from the spa staff. Trump previously insisted, “I said, listen, we don’t want you taking our people, whether it was spa or not spa.” The resurfaced image casts doubt on that timeline and also conflicts with Trump’s past assertions that he never met Prince Andrew, who remains mired in scandal over his friendship with Epstein.
Virginia Giuffre
The gathering occurred months after Virginia Giuffre, who was then just 15, says she was first recruited into Epstein’s circle at Mar-a-Lago. In her diary, later cited in Howard’s book, Giuffre recalled being approached by a “strikingly beautiful woman” — identified as Maxwell — who offered her work as a masseuse for a wealthy man. Her father, thinking the opportunity seemed legitimate, allowed her to take the job. According to Giuffre, she was taken to the late predator’s Palm Beach mansion, where her first encounter turned into what she described as a “trial.” She claimed Maxwell led her to a room where Epstein lay sans clothing on a massage table. After a brief massage, Giuffre alleged, Epstein assaulted her and paid her $200 before sending her home. From then on, she said, she was trained by Maxwell to be a “domestic s** slave,” learning to remain silent and subservient and to cater to Epstein’s demands. Giuffre has stated she never saw Trump engage in abuse and that he never flirted with her, but she recalled him as a visible figure within Epstein’s social environment.
Trump and Epstein
The photo’s emergence is likely to intensify scrutiny over Trump’s long-denied connections to Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew. A source told RadarOnline.com, “The resurfaced image ties Trump, Melania, Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew to the same place, at the same time – raising new questions about Trump’s longstanding denials over his bond with Epstein. It is going to pile more pressure on him over his refusal to reveal the full Epstein files, and it could spell the end of his run in politics.” As the photograph circulates, critics argue that it complicates Trump’s narrative of distancing himself from Epstein — and revives questions about the former president’s social entanglements with one of the most notorious predators of the modern era.
Trump’s friends
Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal trafficking charges. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for aiding in the abuse of underage girls. Prince Andrew, while denying wrongdoing, has faced lasting fallout including a multimillion-dollar settlement with Giuffre in 2022. He continues to be exiled from public royal duties.
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