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Trump Says Epstein ‘Stole’ Virginia Giuffre as Justice Department Moves to Unseal Grand Jury Transcripts

Trump’s portrayal of Epstein’s poaching of Mar-a-Lago spa workers has accelerated Justice Department efforts to unseal records.

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FILE - Virginia Giuffre speaks during a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Trump sued the Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over its report that he wrote Epstein a suggestive birthday letter.
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth en route to return to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Overview

  • President Trump told reporters that Epstein repeatedly hired away Mar-a-Lago spa staff, identifying Virginia Giuffre among those he “stole,” and defended banning the financier from his resort decades ago.
  • Giuffre’s family issued a statement demanding answers about what Trump knew regarding her recruitment and the president’s ties to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
  • Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has conducted two interviews with Maxwell under court orders and filed motions to unseal grand jury testimonies from the Florida and New York investigations.
  • Congressional leaders have subpoenaed Maxwell for an August 11 deposition but declined her request for immunity, setting up a standoff over her potential testimony.
  • A July 7 DOJ memo concluded Epstein left no incriminating client list or evidence of blackmail, yet bipartisan pressure persists for full release of unclassified Epstein files.