Overview

• Maria Farmer told the New York Times she recommended in 1996 and again in 2006 that the FBI investigate President Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
• She described a late-night 1995 meeting in Epstein’s Manhattan office where Trump allegedly hovered over her and later remarked she looked about 16.
• White House Communications Director Steven Cheung rejected the account and asserted that Trump had never been in Epstein’s office.
• Times reporters noted Farmer’s story illustrates how sealed case files could contain politically sensitive material about the president.
• Farmer’s May lawsuit accusing the federal government of negligence has fueled fresh demands for the Justice Department to release Epstein-related records.