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Global News
17 hours ago
- Global News
Trump says Epstein ‘stole' Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago spa
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he ended his friendship with disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein because he poached employees from the president's Mar-a-Lago estate, including Virginia Giuffre — one of Epstein's most high-profile accusers who died by suicide earlier this year. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while returning to Washington, D.C., from Scotland on Tuesday that some of the workers taken from him were young women. 'The answer is yes, they were. People that worked in the spa,' he said. Another journalist asked Trump if one of the people he was suggesting Epstein 'stole' from his staff was Giuffre. 'I think she worked at the spa,' Trump replied. 'I think so. I think that was one of the people, yeah. He stole her. And by the way, she had no complaints about us, as you know. None whatsoever.' Story continues below advertisement The line of questioning followed comments he had made days prior, where he alluded to a fallout with Epstein over his questionable conduct. View image in full screen From left, Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios / Getty Images The president said on Monday that he had kicked Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago estate 'because he did something that was inappropriate…. He stole people that worked for me.' Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy White House staff have said recently hinted that Trump ousted Epstein from his circle around 2004 for inappropriate behaviour. Last week, a spokesperson for the president, Steven Cheung, said Trump 'kicked him out of his club for being a creep.' Giuffre claimed in a lawsuit that she was poached by Epstein's aide, Ghislaine Maxwell, from the spa at Mar-a-Lago in 2000, at the age of 16. Story continues below advertisement Giuffre said in the lawsuit that she was initially abused by Maxwell and Epstein before being passed along to other powerful people, including Prince Andrew. View image in full screen Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, centre, exits federal court in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Jeenah Moon / Getty Images The Trump administration has been working to shift the narrative away from Epstein in recent weeks after becoming embroiled in a self-inflicted battle with its own supporters, prompted by Trump's failure to deliver on a promise to release the Epstein files. Moreover, the president's latest claims about Epstein bring Giuffre into the picture years before Trump claims to have cut ties with Epstein. Story continues below advertisement Giuffre claimed to have been hired away from Mar-a-Lago in 2000. In 2002, Trump told New York Magazine that he had 'known Jeff for 15 years,' and that he was a 'terrific guy.' According to the Guardian, Miami Herald investigative reporter Sarah Blaskey noted in her 2020 book about Mar-a-Lago that Epstein stayed on the membership list of the estate until October 2007. He was first arrested more than a year before for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Toronto Sun
18 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Justice Department says Epstein and Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 law enforcement witnesses
Published Jul 30, 2025 • 3 minute read The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigations headquarters, is seen on July 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Eric Lee / Getty Images Just two witnesses, both law enforcement officials, testified before the federal grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges, the Justice Department said in support of its request to unseal transcripts of the usually secret proceedings. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account In a filing late Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, officials describe the grand jury witnesses in a memorandum in response to a call from judges presiding over both cases to provide more details about their request earlier this month. Judges would have to approve any request to unseal records. Grand jury transcripts are rarely released by courts, unless they need to be disclosed in connection with a judicial proceeding. The papers filed Tuesday cite a 1997 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that said judges have wide discretion and public interest alone can justify releasing grand jury information. The Epstein grand jury heard only from an FBI agent when it met in June and July 2019, while the Maxwell grand jury heard from the same FBI agent and a New York Police Department detective when it met in June and July 2020 and March 2021, according to the submission. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The memorandum was signed by Jay Clayton, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and included the names of Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The request to unseal the transcripts came after the Justice Department enraged parts of President Donald Trump's base of supporters when it announced in early July it wouldn't be making public any more Epstein files. The decision not to make additional materials public shocked some Trump supporters because members of his administration had hyped the expected release and stoked conspiracies around the well-connected financier. Epstein took his own life in a federal jail in August 2019, weeks after his arrest on sex trafficking charges, officials say, but his case has generated endless attention and conspiracy theories because of his and Maxwell's links to famous people, such as royals, presidents and billionaires, including Trump. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence after her December 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges that accused her of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein. Last week, she sat for 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials in Florida, answering questions 'about 100 different people,' her attorney said. Maxwell was being interviewed because of Trump's directive to gather and release any credible evidence about others who may have committed crimes, the deputy attorney general said. Trump has denied prior knowledge of Epstein's crimes and claimed he had cut off their relationship long ago. But he faces ongoing questions about the Epstein case, overshadowing his administration's achievements. When reporters last week pressed the Republican president about possibly pardoning Maxwell, he deflected, emphasizing his administration's successes. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. After the request to unseal grand jury records, two former prosecutors in Manhattan told The Associated Press the transcripts would be relatively short and contain only the testimony of law enforcement witnesses talking about evidence that tracks information in the indictments. In its filing Tuesday, the Justice Department further dampened expectations the grand jury transcripts would contain new revelations when it said 'certain aspects and subject matters' contained in them became public during Maxwell's trial. The memorandum said many of the victims whose accounts relating to Epstein and Maxwell came up in grand jury testimony testified at trial consistent with what was described by the FBI agent and the NYPD detective and some information was made public through civil litigation. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The government said no Epstein or Maxwell family members have come forward to express an interest in the request to unseal the grand jury transcripts, although Maxwell has indicated she will file a position with the court. The memorandum says the request to unseal the transcripts is 'consistent with increasing calls for additional disclosures in this matter.' 'There is undoubtedly a clearly expressed interest from the public in Jeffrey Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes,' it says. 'Beyond that, there is abundant public interest in the investigative work conducted by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation into those crimes.' Under a 2008 nonprosecution agreement, Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to state charges of soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution. That allowed him to avert a possible life sentence, instead serving 13 months in a work release program. He was required to make payments to victims and register as a sex offender. Epstein was later charged by federal prosecutors in Manhattan for nearly identical allegations in 2019. Sunshine Girls Columnists MLB Sunshine Girls World
Toronto Star
a day ago
- Toronto Star
Iran forcing out Afghans en masse after Israel spying claims
Mahtab, 12, centre, waits with her siblings and parents in the yard where they slept overnight with their parents after arriving from the Iranian border following their deportation, in the village of Andisha, Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2025. With no connections in the province, the family had nowhere to go until a stranger saw them on the street the previous night and offered space in his yard. Getty Images Getty Images flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
