Trump Says Epstein “Stole” Young Women from Mar-a-Lago Spa, Including Virginia Giuffre [Video]

Donald Trump is now opening up about his former ties with Jeffrey Epstein and the reason behind their falling out, revealing that the disgraced financier allegedly recruited young women directly from Mar-a-Lago.

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Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Epstein “stole” employees from the spa at his Palm Beach resort. One of those women, he claims, was Virginia Giuffre, who later accused Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of sexual abuse.

“People were taken out of the spa, hired by him. Gone,” the president said. Trump recalled telling Epstein to stop targeting his staff, saying, “We don’t want you taking our people.” After a second incident, Trump says he banned Epstein from the club entirely.

When asked if Giuffre, who died earlier this year at the age of 41, was one of those employees, Trump responded, “I think she worked at the spa. I think that was one of the people. Yeah, he stole her. And by the way, she had no complaints about us, none whatsoever.”

Giuffre had previously told ABC News that she was working as a locker-room attendant at Mar-a-Lago in 2000 when Maxwell approached her about giving Epstein massages. Maxwell has denied those allegations.

This marks the most detailed account Trump has shared about the rift between him and Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. At the time of Epstein’s arrest, Trump said they hadn’t spoken in more than 15 years.

Meanwhile, Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking network, is lobbying Congress for a pardon.

Though Trump acknowledged that he has the power to issue a pardon, he said on Monday that it would be inappropriate to discuss that possibility at this time.