In a surprising statement, former U.S. President Donald Trump recently said that Jeffrey Epstein “stole” a young female employee from his Mar-a-Lago club many years ago.
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That woman, now known as Virginia Giuffre, would later become one of Epstein’s most vocal accusers in a global sex-trafficking scandal.
This single remark — “he stole her” — has now raised a flood of new questions about what Trump knew, when he knew it, and whether he understood the disturbing nature of Epstein’s actions at the time.
Trump made the statement while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. When asked about Virginia Giuffre, he claimed the woman had no complaints about working at Mar-a-Lago. But he also acknowledged that Epstein took her away from the job. “He stole her,” Trump said. “And by the way, she had no complaints about us, as you know — none whatsoever.”
Those remarks are now under intense scrutiny.
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From Spa Worker to Sex-Trafficking Survivor
Virginia Giuffre, formerly known as Virginia Roberts, had worked at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. She was a teenager at the time and had taken the job during the summer of 2000. According to court records and sworn testimony, she had been working at the club for only two or three weeks when Ghislaine Maxwell — Epstein’s longtime associate — approached her.
Maxwell allegedly recruited her under the pretense of offering massage work. Giuffre later testified that she was quickly pulled into Epstein’s inner circle and forced into sexual exploitation.
The exact age of Giuffre when she was recruited has been debated in court documents. Some say she was 16, others 17. But either way, she was a minor — and under Florida law, she would not have been old enough to be a licensed masseuse.
This detail matters greatly because it brings up an important question: if Trump knew Epstein was hiring his teenage staff members for inappropriate work, why didn’t he alert authorities or speak out sooner?
Timeline Contradictions and the Search for Answers
Trump has often claimed that he “banned” Epstein from Mar-a-Lago because of his behavior toward women. But exactly when and why this happened is still unclear. When asked recently if he knew why Epstein was taking staff from Mar-a-Lago, Trump responded: “No, I don’t know really why… but we said we don’t want him at the place.”
However, former staffers, lawyers, and even some of Giuffre’s family members are challenging these vague responses.
A lawyer who represented multiple Epstein victims said Trump’s comments suggest he may have been aware of more than he is admitting. “We now know from the president’s own words that Virginia was right all along,” said Spencer Kuvin, one of the attorneys who has worked with victims.
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Giuffre’s family has also spoken out for the first time in years. In a statement, her brothers and sisters-in-law said Trump’s comments “make us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal actions… especially given his past statement that Epstein ‘likes women on the younger side.’”
That earlier comment — made by Trump in 2002 — has resurfaced many times in discussions about his relationship with Epstein. In that quote, Trump referred to Epstein as a “terrific guy” and added, “He likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side — no doubt about it.”
The question now is whether Trump was genuinely unaware of the dangerous situation unfolding under his nose, or whether he chose not to dig deeper into what Epstein was doing.
No Charges, But Questions Remain
To be clear, Donald Trump has never been charged with any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. There is no public evidence that directly links him to Epstein’s criminal network beyond social and professional encounters in the early 2000s.
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Still, Trump’s recent acknowledgment that Epstein recruited a young Mar-a-Lago employee — now known to be Giuffre — raises serious questions.
Why was Epstein allowed to interact with staff at Trump’s private club? Why was nothing said at the time, even as Trump now admits he was disturbed by Epstein’s behavior? And most importantly, what else did he know?
Legal experts and victim advocates say this is not about assigning blame without proof — it’s about transparency. If powerful people were aware of Epstein’s actions and failed to act, the public has a right to know.
As media attention returns to the Epstein case, this moment could serve as a turning point — not in the legal sense, but in the moral one.
For now, the voices of victims and their families are growing louder. They are asking for accountability, clarity, and above all, truth — no matter how long ago the crimes occurred or how powerful the people involved may be.