Overview
- Former Mar-a-Lago employees say the club routinely sent spa workers, usually young women, to Epstein’s nearby home for massages, manicures and other services.
- Ghislaine Maxwell frequently booked those appointments and, according to former staff and prior testimony, sought spa workers for unauthorized side jobs.
- In 2003 an 18-year-old beautician reported Epstein pressured her for sex after a house call, a manager faxed Trump about the allegation, and employees recall Trump ordering Epstein barred from the spa.
- The complaint was recorded internally but was not referred to Palm Beach police, even as workers had warned one another that Epstein was sexually suggestive and at times exposed himself during appointments.
- The White House calls the report innuendo, while the Justice Department continues phased releases of Epstein-related files under a new law, with a larger tranche still under review.