Epstein Accuser Warned FBI About Trump Decades Ago
Trump Denies Office Encounter with Epstein Accuser, White House Calls Claims “Tired and Pathetic”
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New allegations surface regarding Donald Trump’s past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein’s former employee, with the White House strongly refuting the claims.
Epstein Accuser Recounts Uneasy Encounter with Trump
A former employee of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has come forward with allegations of an uncomfortable encounter involving Donald Trump in the 1990s. The woman, who worked for Epstein in 1995 and 1996, claims she was summoned to epstein’s Manhattan office one night and felt intimidated when Trump entered the room.
The accuser, identified as a woman in her mid-20s at the time, stated she was wearing running shorts when Trump, dressed in a suit, arrived. She recounted feeling scared as Trump “hovered over her, staring at her bare legs.” According to her account, Epstein then entered the room and told Trump, “No, no. She’s not here for you.”
Following this exchange,the accuser claims she overheard Trump remark that he believed she was 16 years old.She told The New York Times, which published the story, that she had no further alarming interactions with Trump and never witnessed him engage in inappropriate conduct with other girls or women.
White House Rejects Claims, Cites Trump’s Past Actions Against Epstein
In response to the allegations, White House communications director Steven Cheung issued a statement to The New York Times, asserting, “The president was never in his office,” referring to epstein. Cheung added,”The fact is that the president kicked him out of his club for being a creep.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed this sentiment, criticizing the reporting. “Dumb NYTimes reporters are desperately recycling news stories to try to link President Trump to Jeffrey Epstein,” Leavitt stated. “It’s not news that Epstein was a member of the Mar-a-Lago club, because it’s the same club Donald Trump kicked Epstein out of for being a creep. These stories are tired and pathetic attempts to distract from all the success of President Trump’s administration.”
Trump’s Shifting Stance on Epstein
The White House’s firm denial comes amidst a complex history of Trump’s relationship with Epstein. While Trump has publicly distanced himself from Epstein in recent years,his past associations have drawn scrutiny.
in 2002, Trump was quoted calling Epstein a “terrific guy,” and videos exist of the two men socializing in New York before Trump entered politics. However,by 2019,Trump repeatedly told journalists he was “not a fan” of Epstein and claimed to have severed ties two decades prior. Following Epstein’s death in August 2019, Trump retweeted a post suggesting a connection between former US President Bill Clinton and Epstein’s death. Clinton has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes or visits to his private island.
During his 2024 campaign, Trump has indicated a willingness to release federal files related to Epstein, responding to pressure from his base and supporters who suspect a broader cover-up involving powerful Democrats.
This latest report from The New York Times follows a wall Street Journal article from earlier in the week, which alleged that Trump sent Epstein a sexually suggestive birthday greeting in 2003. trump has vehemently denied this report,calling it a hoax and filing defamation lawsuits against the news organization and its owners,including Rupert Murdoch,seeking at least $10 billion.