Overview
- The Wall Street Journal reports an 18-year-old beautician said Epstein pressured her for sex in 2003, after which a manager faxed Donald Trump and was told to “kick him out.”
- For years before the ban, Mar-a-Lago sent spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein’s nearby mansion for massages, manicures and other services, with staff warning colleagues about sexually suggestive behavior and exposure.
- Former employees say the 2003 allegation was shared with the club’s HR but not with Palm Beach police, who later opened an Epstein investigation in 2006 following a separate complaint.
- Marla Maples had voiced misgivings in the 1990s, telling staff something was “off” about Epstein and that she did not want time spent with him.
- The Justice Department is releasing Epstein-related records under a new law, some referencing Trump, while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calls the reporting fallacious and says Trump did nothing wrong.