Overview
- The Wall Street Journal reported the club sent spa employees—often young women—on house calls to Jeffrey Epstein’s nearby Palm Beach mansion for massages and other services.
- Former staff said Epstein was to be treated like a member, maintained a spa account, and had Ghislaine Maxwell book appointments for him.
- The arrangement ended after an 18-year-old beautician reported he pressured her for sex, a manager faxed the allegation to Donald Trump, and Epstein was barred from spa services.
- Jeet Heer of The Nation argues the new details show Mar-a-Lago enabled Epstein and contends Trump’s 2003 ban was opportunistic rather than exculpatory.
- The White House rejects the reporting as innuendo and says Trump cut ties because Epstein was a “creep,” while ongoing DOJ releases of Epstein-related documents keep the issue in the news.