Donald Trump's alleged connection to has come under scrutiny again after the former president's son, Jr., said on Saturday that his father did not feature on a list of people associated with the late sex offender. Epstein was indicted in 2019 on charges of operating a sex trafficking ring involving underage girls after Virginia Roberts Giuffre alleged he abused her as a minor.
Giuffre alleged that Epstein's girlfriend, , aided in the abuse. Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in August 2019 as he was awaiting trial. Maxwell was found guilty in 2021 of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Trump and Epstein had an alleged friendship and the real estate mogul previously flew on his jets, according to flight logs. Trump was among the names in in January. The papers contain emails and transcripts of depositions pertaining to the now-settled case brought by Giuffre.
Individuals named in the documents are not necessarily accused of wrongdoing and Trump has not been linked to any offenses committed by Epstein or Maxwell. contacted a representative for Trump by email outside of normal business hours to comment on this story. Writing on X, formerly , on Saturday, Donald Trump Jr.
said his father was not on "the Epstein list." He wrote: "You know who's not on the Epstein list? My father..
. because if he was, it would have leaked in about half a second!!!! That's a fact!" The presumptive presidential nominee told in 2002 that he'd.
