Jeffrey Epstein Seen In Archived Pics At Trump's Wedding And Events With His Children
Archival photos show Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump's 1993 wedding and events with Trump and his children in the 1990s.
Newly uncovered archival photos showed Jeffrey Epstein attending Donald Trump's 1993 wedding to Marla Maples, as well as appearing alongside Donald Trump and his children, Ivanka and Eric, at multiple public events in the 1990s. The images- surfaced by CNN's KFile during a review of decades-old footage- provide previously unreported documentation of Jeffrey Epstein's presence at key moments in Donald Trump's social and public life.
One photo, taken by society photographer Dafydd Jones, captures Jeffrey Epstein entering the Plaza Hotel in December 1993 for Donald Trump's wedding. Another shows Donald Trump posing with a young Ivanka and Eric Trump at the opening of the Harley Davidson Cafe in New York in October that same year while Jeffrey Epstein is seen standing beside them.
Jeffrey Epstein also appeared in video footage from a 1999 Victoria's Secret fashion show, laughing and chatting with Donald Trump ahead of the runway event. The pair were also photographed at a 1997 Victoria's Secret party in New York.
Donald Trump's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein reportedly began in the 1980s and included socializing at events in Palm Beach and New York. Though Donald Trump later distanced himself from Jeffrey Epstein- claiming he banned him from Mar-a-Lago in the mid-2000s- the photos offer a clearer timeline of their past proximity.
Jeffrey Epstein was first investigated for alleged sexual abuse of underage girls in 2005 and later arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019. He died in jail that year in what was ruled a suicide. His associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence. No law enforcement authority has accused Donald Trump of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung dismissed the images in a statement, calling them 'out-of-context frame grabs" and accusing the media of 'disgustingly" trying to infer something nefarious. Steven Cheung said, 'The President kicked him out of his club for being a creep. This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media."
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