Jeffrey Epstein introduced Donald Trump to girl, 14, court document claims
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, US News, Crime
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Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, US News, Crime
A court document revealed as part of the Epstein file release on Friday has alleged that the sex offender introduced a 14-year-old girl to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Approximately 300,000 documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public on Friday (December 19), yet the extensive collection has so far made very little reference to the US President.
We do know the President is mentioned in the files, as his chief of staff already confirmed this to be the case, but in the initial drop, just one photograph revealed Trump’s name, and that was signed on a large novelty check.
However, during the second drop, around four hours later, a new court document revealed Trump’s name again, this time relating to a 1990 encounter when Epstein allegedly elbowed Trump while introducing him to a 14-year-old girl known only as Jane Doe.
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During the meeting, he ‘playfully asked him’, in alleged reference to the girl, ‘This is a good one, right?’, the document says.
Trump smiled and nodded in agreement, according to the lawsuit filed against Epstein’s estate and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2020. The document claims that ‘they both chuckled’ and she felt uncomfortable, but ‘at the time, was too young to understand why'.
According to the complaint, the victim alleges she was groomed and abused by Epstein over several years, and in the court filing, she made no accusations against Trump himself (via the BBC).
It is understood that the case was settled with Epstein's estate, but the same victim testified at Maxwell's 2021 court case.
The US president had continuously denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein's crimes. According to Trump, the pair fell out in 2004, 15 years before his federal sex trafficking arrest in 2019.
Although earlier image releases from before Friday showed the President and Epstein together at events, they do not indicate any wrongdoing on Trump's part.
Just like there is no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, and Michael Jackson, who were also all featured in the files.
The full set of Epstein files was due to be released prior to midnight on Friday (December 19), but the Department of Justice was unable to meet this deadline and instead began releasing documents in batches as soon as it was able.
It is understood that the delay is intended to ensure the records are sufficiently redacted to protect victims' privacy and to remove any information that could prejudice an active investigation.
UNILAD has reached out to the White House for comment.