An Unsettling Pattern: A Comprehensive Look at Trump’s Sexual Controversies and Underworld Connections
Several months ago, while exploring OpenAI’s various GPTs, I stumbled upon one titled “Presidential Insight GPT (2024 Election Guide)”. Intrigued by the idea of a neutral AI commentator narrating the current election cycle, I clicked on it and was drawn in by one of the questions:
What are the big controversies, legal challenges, and ethical concerns surrounding the candidates […]
Reading the surprisingly eye-opening response, I was led to explore the various sources, including a TIME article titled, “A Guide to All of Trump’s Indictments — and Where Each Case Stands”.
Digging through the various links about Stormy Daniels’ book Full Disclosure and E. Jean Carroll’s final NY Supreme Court lawsuit judgment, I uncovered a series of facts about Trump’s involvement with a shady underworld connected to Jeffrey Epstein (detailed in One Nation Under Blackmail) and madame Ghislaine Maxwell (investigated in Relentless Pursuit) that was far more concerning than I could have imagined.
This document is an attempt to synthesize this information in a rapid fire chronological, fact-based manner about Trump’s behavior and associations, spanning decades.
1. A Disturbing Pattern: Trump’s Comments About His Daughters and Young Girls
The first thing that struck me were the series of inappropriate comments Trump made towards his own daughters, even as late as 2019 in the White House.
Aides said he talked about Ivanka Trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that prompted Kelly [Trump’s Chief of Staff] to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter (Seattle Times 2023)
Dating as far back as 1994, a year after Donald Trump’s daughter Tiffany was born, Trump was asked in an interview on the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” about his newborn daughter and said, “She’s a very beautiful baby, She’s got Marla’s legs. We don’t know whether or not” — he put his hands to his chest to indicate breasts — “she’s got this part yet, but time will tell.”
At the time it was suggested Donald Trump was unsuccessfully trying to exude a ribald machismo, awkwardly at that, given Tiffany was a literal infant, but his 1994 interview comment marked the beginning of a consistent and unsettling pattern.
In Trump’s own words, during a recorded talk show with Howard Stern in 2004, an unfazed Donald Trump played along with calling his daughter Ivanka “a piece of ass”. As the exchange continued, Trump went on to discuss Ivanka’s “voluptuous”-ness with a salacious almost candid eagerness.
Not long after the Stern interview, in 2006 on The View, Trump talked about his daughter possibly posing for Playboy magazine, suggesting it wouldn’t be a bad thing “… she does have a very nice figure”, and then saying, “I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”
Later in 2013 on The Wendy Williams Show Trump said that the favorite thing he and his daughter Ivanka have in common is “sex”. (Hollywood Reporter)
This was also a theme during Trump’s time hosting the reality TV show “The Apprentice” (2003–2017), where 8 former crew members recalled:
[Trump] repeatedly made lewd comments about a camerawoman he said had a nice rear, comparing her beauty to that of his daughter, Ivanka. [… Katherine] Walker, the former producer, said it was clear Trump was attracted to the camera operator as far back as 2003. “He said something like she was cute and she had a nice ass, and it was brought to my attention by someone else that he had a crush on her,” Walker said. “We all knew, so that’s uncomfortable in and of itself. [… H]e made it obvious.” … “He would just mention it all the time,” Rebecca Arndt, a camera assistant … on the reality show. “I remember him comparing Ivanka to her and saying that only Ivanka was prettier.” (Washington Post & AP 2016)
Then in 2016, according to an early draft of an article from the Washington Post, Trump asked columnist Richard Cohen, “Is it wrong to be more sexually attracted to your own daughter than your wife?” (Snopes 2024)
Trump’s odd comments about underage girls have been recorded as early as 1992, with videos of Donald Trump surfacing making stilted public remarks towards girls as young as 10 years old. In the background of a 1992 recording from CBS Entertainment Tonight a young girl states her intention to use the escalator in Trump Tower, in response Trump casually says to the camera, “I am going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?” Immediately following the comment, the girl can be heard uncomfortably laughing in the background.
Trump’s interest in younger children has also been attested to by Ivanka’s maid of honor and high school best-friend, Lysandra Ohstrom, who recalled, “[Donald] Trump never remembered her name but ‘seemed to have a photographic memory for changes in my body [during secondary school]’.” (Yahoo!LifeStyle 2020) This mirrored Michael Cohen’s daughter’s experience as reported in Vanity Fair and Cohen’s book Disloyal.
Trump whistl[ed] looking over at the tennis courts: “Look at that piece of a**,” Trump said. “I’d love some of that.” Little did Trump know, he was talking about Cohen’s then 15-year-old daughter. Cohen turned to Trump and said, “That’s my daughter.” (Excerpt from Disloyal, p.132)
This pattern of sexualizing young girls, including his own daughters, paints a troubling picture of Trump’s attitudes and behavior. Not only is it strange — it’s potentially indicative of more serious concerns.
2. Photographic Evidence Raises Questions
Wanting to give the benefit of the doubt, I puzzled over why anyone would behave this way towards their own daughter. Initially, I considered that Trump’s awkward quotes may have been intentionally controversial to maintain media attention, even though they came across as self-evidently cringeworthy and creepy. This rationale seemed plausible, given Trump’s apparent desire for publicity.
However, a series of photographs featuring Trump and his daughter Ivanka, many from her childhood, paint a more disturbing picture.
The Snopes article determined the image was authentic. The photograph isn’t exactly a heartwarming picture of a father tucking his daughter into bed before sleep. A tweet by @MarioVe69225752 noted:
I don’t know what’s creepier… he had his 11 year old daughter put on fishnets and a miniskirt then climb into bed and start making out so they could take photos… or [that] someone walked in and took them.
While I don’t see fishnets in the photo, I do find it questionable that Ivanka’s miniskirt is pulled up above her thighs. It also begs the question, why would Donald Trump even want a photographer to take a picture of his underage daughter’s exposed upper legs while she reclined in bed with him mid kiss in the first place?
This picture is not an isolated incident. There have been numerous other photos over the years that are equally as awkward.
There are also several more recent photos that appear to show Donald Trump fixating on his daughter’s “voluptuous” qualities.
There are many additional examples online on Imgur and other photo-sharing sites that are all as borderline inappropriate.
I think it is safe to say there is something that feels very off about many of these photos. These images, spanning decades, appear to align with the verbal pattern established earlier. When viewed alongside Trump’s comments, they raise questions about his private behavior with his daughters and his attitude towards young women in general.
There is also concerning video footage that has come to light from a 2003 documentary “Born Rich”, about wealthy children growing up in America. In one segment a 22-year-old Ivanka appears to have an emotional moment where her whole demeanor suddenly changes and a series of conflicted expressions flash across her face as the tour of her childhood bedroom turns to her princess canopy bed.
It’s important to consider these photos and comments not as isolated incidents, but as part of a broader pattern. Rereading Trump’s sexual comments about Ivanka only makes the video and photographs worse, because it suggests the shots are exactly what they look to be.
3. The Access Hollywood Tape: In His Own Words
By now almost everyone is familiar with the infamous 2005 Access Hollywood tape recording of Donald Trump. The tape was initially released during the 2016 campaign, and it captured Trump, then 59, bragging about how he got a rise out of grabbing young married women “by the pussy”.
In the recording Donald Trump admits how he would casually grope and sexually assault younger attractive girls.
“I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.” (originally reported on The Washington Post & NBC)
This recording sparked widespread outrage and became a major issue in the 2016 presidential campaign.
To minimize the damage to his political campaign Donald Trump tried to shrug off the hot-mic recording as nothing more than “locker room talk”. However, during a later civil trial deposition, Trump contradicted his own defense by first awkwardly admitting to not only believing what he originally said, but to also actually engaging in some of the behavior he had described — indicating the recording is more than just “talk”:
Lawyer: And you did say in the video that you quote, “Moved on her heavily.” Correct? […]
Trump: Yeah. I did say that, yes, absolutely.
Lawyer: Okay. And you do say in the video that as part of trying to have sex with this woman, you took her furniture shopping, correct?
Trump: We actually did look for furniture, yes.
Lawyer: So, that was true? You actually took this woman, Nancy, furniture shopping?
Trump: I think so, I mean, it has been a long time ago. How long was that? A long time ago, but I think so. I do think so. […]
Lawyer: And you say it again, this has become very famous in the video. “I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet, just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you are star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy you can do anything.” That’s what you said, correct?
Trump: Well, historically, that is true with stars.
Lawyer: It is true with stars that they can grab women by the pussy?
Trump: Well, if you look over the last million years, I guess that’s been largely true. Not always, but largely true. Unfortunately or fortunately.
Lawyer: And you consider yourself to be a star?
Trump: [pauses & in a mocking sarcastic tone:] I think you can say that, yeah.
Lawyer: And now you said before, a couple of minutes ago, that this was just locker room talk?
Trump: It is locker room talk.
Lawyer: And so does that mean you didn’t really mean it?
Trump: No, it’s locker room talk. I don’t know. It’s just the way people talk. (Rev.com & Deposition in E. Jean Carroll Case 10/19/2022 transcript)
4. Beauty Pageant Incidents: A Troubling Admission
Trump’s attempt to dismiss his recorded comments as mere “locker room talk” not only contradicted his own admission in the deposition, but also rang hollow when considered alongside his own admitted behavior at beauty pageants — particularly with Miss Moscow during a Miss Universe pageant. For nearly two decades, from the 1990s through the 2000s, Trump owned several pageants, including Miss Teen USA, and was closely involved with modeling mogul John Casablancas, an accused child abuser and ‘person of interest,’ through Elite’s ‘Look of the Year’ competition for teen girls.
During this time, Trump admitted that one of his favorite “perks” was walking into contestants’ dressing rooms unannounced, viewing girls potentially as young as 15 in various states of undress. In a 2005 interview with Howard Stern, Trump boasted:
I’ll go backstage before a show, and everyone’s getting dressed and ready and everything else. …You know, no men are anywhere. And I’m allowed to go in because I’m the owner of the pageant. And therefore I’m inspecting it. …You know, they’re standing there with no clothes. “Is everybody okay?” And you see these incredible-looking women. And so I sort of get away with things like that. (Snopes)
This admission aligns alarmingly with the attitude established earlier (‘When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything…’), showing a consistent disregard for women’s privacy and basic consent, even with underage contestants.
Former Miss Arizona, Tasha Dixon, corroborated this account in 2016:
He just came strolling right in. There was no second to put a robe on or any sort of clothing or anything. Some girls were topless, other girls were naked. (CBS 2016)
Similarly, a 16 year old Stacy Wilkes and a former Canadian contestant of the Trump sponsored 1992 “Elite’s Look of the Year” competition recalled:
“Every time we changed, it was like Trump would find a reason to come backstage,” Wilkes says. A Canadian contestant from 1992 recalls similar incidents. “He’d come by and say, ‘Hey girls, are we ready?’” she says. “I remember thinking, what have I got myself into?” (The Guardian 2020)
Another Elite model, named Barabara Pilling, added:
Trump asked her out for dinner in the summer of 1989 […] She recalls Trump asking how old she was. “I said 17 and he said, ‘That’s just great — you’re not too old, not too young.’ (The Guardian 2020)
NaKina Carr, a runway model for Oscar de la Renta, in the early 1980s went a step further, going so far as to say:
[B]ackstage in the models’ dressing room at one of his fashion shows … She was getting ready when all of a sudden she heard someone shout, “Put your robes on, here he comes!” “[… Trump] was gropey … he had his hands in the most inappropriate places, always. [… But i]f you’re over twenty-one, you don’t have to worry.” (Cosmopolitan excerpt All the President’s Women, Ch.3 Girls on Film)
Trump’s “gropey” inclinations apparently extended beyond the dressing room. Cathleen, a 15-year-old Swedish model, represented by Casablancas’ Elite Model Management said she met Trump in the mid-1980s at a party:
“We had [agency parties] all the time, and [Trump] was there. I had no idea who he was,” she told us. “He came in with two girls from the agency and sat down at the other end to me. One of them was a Polish model. She must have been sixteen, seventeen, definitely no older than eighteen. He was all over her. Kissing her on her lips and neck and touching her.” [emphasis added] Cathleen said there were about four men at the dinner and about six models aged between fifteen and twenty — and that there was nothing unusual in that. “This happened every week,” she said of the dinners with older men. “You just have to show up…” (All the President’s Women, p.48)
After the 2016 election Noel Casler, a talent handler who worked for six seasons on “The Apprentice” and in the 1990s at Trump’s pageants, broke his nondisclosure agreement during a 2018 and 2019 stand-up routine roasting Trump for his behavior at the Miss Teen Universe pageants:
[Trump] would line up the girls on the side of the stage [at Miss Teen Universe] and he would inspect them, literally. He would stick his […] fingers in their mouth and look at their teeth. Not kiddin, this is true! He would line them up like they are pieces of meat. He’d be like: “you, you, and you if you want to win I’m in the penthouse suite, come and see me.” [audience: really?] Yep. @ 4:18
These incidents, spanning years, further expands the picture of Trump’s predatorial attitudes and behaviors towards younger girls, both in his own words and in the accounts of those who experienced it firsthand.
5. Legal Consequences: The E. Jean Carroll Case
Given Trump’s documented behavior and comments, it doesn’t come as a surprise that he was found liable for sexual abuse.
On May 9, 2023, a civil jury unanimously found Donald Trump guilty of sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. During a 2022 deposition for the case Trump said, “[Carroll] indicated that she loved it, OK?” (Rev.com); and earlier was apparently unable to differentiate his wife at the time, Marla Maples, from that of Carroll in a photo of the three of them together in the 1990s. The jury awarded Carroll over $83 million in damages.
None of the jurors expressed cause for reasonable doubt after listening to testimony from Natasha Stoynoff, who recounted Trump ‘“forcing his tongue” down her throat’ in late 2005 at Mar-a-Lago while on assignment for People magazine; and from Jessica Leeds, who claims she was groped by Trump in the late 1970s during a plane flight. In total there are over 43 allegations of Trump engaging in inappropriate sexual misconduct and 26 of unwanted sexual touching.
The E. Jean Carroll verdict aligns ominously with Trump’s previously documented behavior, including his boast about “grabbing women by the pussy” because “they let you get away with it.” By his own words it shows he felt he could publicly molest women with impunity. It seems the jury found that this attitude had real-world consequences.
Notably, the judge in the case, Lewis A. Kaplan, later clarified that the jury’s finding was equivalent to rape ‘as commonly understood.’
6. Revisiting the Rape Allegations from Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana Trump
In light of the E. Jean Carroll verdict, it is worth revisiting earlier allegations against Trump, particularly those from his first wife, Ivana Trump. In the early 1990s, during divorce proceedings, Ivana provided testimony that aligns uncomfortably well with the pattern of behavior established in the Carroll case.
Background
It is noteworthy that the divorce proceedings were initiated by Ivana Trump, not by her husband. On December 11th, 1990, the court granted the divorce on the grounds of “cruel and inhuman treatment” by Donald Trump. (Notice of Motion to Vacate Sealing 2016, p.4)
The Allegations
As recounted in 1993 in Harry Hurt III’s book “Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump,” Ivana described a violent incident that she initially characterized as “rape.” Hurt, an investigative journalist, based his account on sworn depositions from the divorce proceedings. The book details that the assault occurred after Trump underwent a scalp reduction surgery to address baldness, a procedure recommended by Ivana’s doctor. Enraged by the painful outcome, Trump allegedly confronted Ivana:
“Your fucking doctor has ruined me!” Trump cried.
What followed, according to the book, was a violent assault:
The Donald flings Ivana down onto the bed. Then he pins back her arms and grabs her by the hair. […] The Donald starts ripping out Ivana’s hair by the handful, as if he is trying to make her feel the same kind of pain he is feeling. Ivana starts crying and screaming. […] He rips off her clothes and unzips his pants. Then he jams his penis inside her for the first time in more than sixteen months. Ivana is terrified. This is not lovemaking. This is not romantic sex. It is a violent assault. She later describes what The Donald is doing to her in no uncertain terms. According to the versions she repeats to some of her closest confidantes, “He raped me.” (Lost Tycoon, p.55)
Ivana’s Later Statement
While Ivana later stated she did not want her words interpreted in a “literal or criminal sense,” she did not contradict the other facts of the story. Her statement, published in the “Lost Tycoon”, reads in part:
[… D]uring 1989, Mr. Trump and I had marital relations in which he behaved very differently toward me than he had during our marriage. As a woman, I felt violated, as the love and tenderness, which he normally exhibited towards me, was absent. I referred to this as a “rape,” but I do not want my words to be interpreted in a literal or criminal sense. (Lost Tycoon, Notice to the Reader)
Shortly after the divorce, in the early 1990s, Trump sued Ivana for $25 million seeking a gag order to stop her from publishing a fictionalized retelling describing their 15-year marriage. Trump’s legal team claimed “the book violated a nondisclosure clause in their separation agreement” (Plaintiff in Chief, Ch.7 Trump and his Women). Trump “prevailed in the NY appellate court on the gag order”. His lawyer Jay Goldberg stated, “Trump might also sue to retrieve the multimillion-dollar divorce settlement Trump paid Ivana […] for her silence.” (ibid) The case was settled under seal and an edited version of Ivana’s book “For Love Alone” later became available for sale.
Trump’s Response
When the allegations resurfaced during the 2016 campaign, Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen stated, “It’s not the word that you’re trying to make it into,” and claimed “there’s no such thing as marital rape.” However, marital rape has been illegal in all 50 states since 1993.
Analysis
While the incident occurred before marital rape was criminalized in New York, it reflects a sadistic attitude towards women’s bodily autonomy that seems to persist in later allegations. Coming from Trump’s ex-wife, this adds significant weight to the pattern of behavior we see over and over again here. The graphic nature of the account aligns with other testimonies and Trump’s own recorded statements about his treatment of women — even those closest to him.
7. Infidelity and Cover-up Attempts
The pattern of misconduct extends beyond inappropriate comments and alleged assaults, culminating in felony criminal convictions. In a high-profile case that came to light after his presidency, Trump was found guilty of crimes related to covering up one of his many extramarital affairs.
Background
Trump’s pattern of infidelity reached a new low when he engaged in affairs while his wife Melania was pregnant with their son Barron. This included liaisons with adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Interestingly, Stormy Daniels noted that Donald Trump once said to her, “Wow, you — you are special. You remind me of my daughter…” (NPR) Trump’s other mistress, McDougal, recounted a similar experience. (CNN, Snopes, TYT) To prevent details from reaching the press during his 2016 campaign, Trump orchestrated hush money payments through his lawyer, Michael Cohen. The cover-up backfired spectacularly.
The Case
On May 29, 2024, a unanimous jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree §175.10 (a class E felony) and violating NY Election Law §14–126 (misdemeanor election conspiracy). Each count represents a deliberate attempt to hide the financial payments during the election.
Implications
The verdict ultimately confirms Trump’s willingness to break laws and the lengths he was willing to go to deceive the public to protect his image and political ambitions. Notably, this conviction marks the first time in U.S. history that a former President has been found guilty of felony charges.
Ongoing Developments
Trump is now appealing to the Supreme Court to overturn the case. The Court’s decisions so far have raised questions about the extent of presidential immunity and the balance of power in the U.S. legal system. Oddly, the SCOTUS justices have humored Trump’s requests for amnesty, despite the 12-person jury unanimously reaching a guilty verdict. This goes beyond “immunity for official acts” and suggests the Supreme Court justices support former President’s being de-facto above the law.
8. Trump and Epstein: A Disturbing Pattern Deepens
Before we go into Trump’s associations with Jeffrey Epstein, let’s recap the troubling pattern we’ve uncovered:
- Trump has repeatedly made inappropriate comments over many years about his daughters when they were children, as well as towards other young underage girls.
- There are many photos of Trump with his daughters and underage models that are concerning (e.x. Trump was photographed staring at a teen girl’s exposed chest as she modeled for ‘Elite Look of the Year’).
- He admitted, for over two decades, to exploiting his position to watch underage beauty pageant contestants undress.
- Trump was recorded bragging about sexually assaulting women.
- He was found liable for sexual abuse in the E. Jean Carroll case, and Trump’s ex-wife Ivana refused to walk back her sexual assault statement.
- His 34 felony convictions reveals his willingness to repeatedly cheat on his family and lie to the public about his sexual proclivities.
This pattern of behavior takes on an even darker dimension when we examine Trump’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker of children as young as 11.
Now let’s consider the evidence collected linking Trump to Epstein, in addition to the recorded flight logs of Trump traveling with Jeffrey Epstein on his private plane. Even more surreal are recent reports as of August 2024, confirmed by the Miami Herald, of Donald Trump using a Gulfstream G550 jet previously owned by Epstein, and the last plane Epstein flew on, to fly to several campaign fundraisers.
Not only are there numerous photographs documenting Trump’s long-standing relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, there are even more with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s partner in crime.
It also bears mentioning that dozens of photos exist of Trump with many of the other high-profile suspects in the reported underage sex ring run by Epstein, including disgraced hebephile Prince Andrew, odd connections to Bill Gates, and many friendly photos with former President Bill Clinton; contradicting Trump’s attempts to later distance himself from them.
In one particularly foreboding video, we can see Ghislaine Maxwell and a suspiciously young girl at the party with Trump next to Epstein as Trump mouths the words “she’s hot” and “there are some good looking girls in here.”
It is also worth noting that one of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein was an underage girl named Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Curiously, Ms. Giuffre originally met Epstein at Mar-a-Lago, while working as a “locker room attendant in the spa area” for Donald Trump.
The irony of Giuffre’s job title as a literal “locker room attendant”, given Trump’s later unrepentant dismissal of his lewd Access Hollywood comments as mere “locker room talk,” is as disconcerting as it is unmistakable.
9. Victims Speak Out: Giuffre Testimony
The testimony of Virginia Giuffre, a key figure in the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, heiress and daughter of suspected Israeli spy Robert Maxwell, paints a voyeuristic picture of Jeffrey Epstein’s residences — one that raises questions about what his associates, including Donald Trump, might have known. In a 2016 deposition, Giuffre stated:
If you walked foot into Jeffrey Epstein’s house and you went in there and you continued to be an acquaintance of his then you would have to know what was going on there. I would say the first time they came to [Epstein’s home] there is nude pictures everywhere. These are [photographs of] salacious acts of girls, young girls doing things to each other that would be considered child pornography. (NPR 2024)
Ms. Giuffre’s account was corroborated by evidence from a 2005 police raid on Epstein’s Palm Beach estate. Many of the photos found displayed on the walls and in picture frames in the residence were described as being of young girls in graphic situations:
One of the photos features a girl who appears to be around the age of six bending over in a tiny dress with her backside exposed. The image was considered so explicit that authorities blurred it out in the footage. [emphasis added] (DailyMail 2019)
In light of Giuffre’s revelations, it is interesting to note that just 3 years earlier, in 2002 in a New York Magazine article titled “Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery”, Trump said:
“I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.” [emphasis added]
Giuffre’s testimony describing sexually explicit photos of “child pornography” placed throughout Epstein’s home casts Trump’s words about Epstein in an even more sinister light, making the statement sound even more disturbing than it already does on its own.
Even more damning is an account from Roger Stone Jr., a longtime Trump associate and former campaign adviser. Despite their close ties, Stone’s recollection in his 2016 book “The Clintons’ War on Women” clarifies Trump’s 2002 comment, “[Epstein] likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many […] are on the younger side”, even further:
Once when Mr. Trump visited Mr. Epstein at his Palm Beach home, Mr. Stone wrote, [Trump] later seemed to joke about the scene of underage girls he witnessed there. [emphasis added …] “The swimming pool was filled with beautiful young girls,” Mr. Trump later told a Mar-a-Lago member, according to Stone. “‘How nice,’ [Roger Stone] thought, ‘he let the neighborhood kids use his pool.’” (New York Times 2019 & The Spider, p.143)
Stone’s account, coming from a close Trump ally, lends credence to the idea that Trump was not only aware of Epstein’s activities but found them unremarkable enough to casually comment on. If the remark was instead one of concern, why would Trump specifically mention “beautiful young girls” when talking about “neighborhood kids” in Epstein’s Palm Beach pool?
Given the long-standing friendship between Epstein and Trump, and Trump’s documented presence at Epstein’s properties, it is hard to conceive how Trump would have been unaware of Epstein’s illicit sexual interests. Epstein owned mansions in New York City on the Upper East Side, not even a mile from Trump Tower, and in Palm Beach, barely a mile from Mar-a-Lago. This proximity, combined with their 20-year friendship, along with Ms. Giuffre and Mr. Stone’s comments, and Trump’s own words recorded in 2002 — three years before the police raid — that Epstein liked women ‘on the younger side’, speaks volumes and leaves much to consider.
10. From Association to Accusation: The Jane Doe Lawsuit and Ransome
In addition to Giuffre’s deposition another Epstein victim, Sarah Ransome, provided further disturbing testimony, but backtracked after receiving threats in 2016. Ms. Ransome came forward again in January of 2024, after Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein had been incarcerated, and spoke with Good Morning Britain:
[A]nother friend…was one of the many girls that had sexual relations with Donald Trump…She confided in me about her casual ‘friendship’ with Donald. Mr. Trump definitely seemed to have a thing for her and she told me how he kept going on about how he liked her ‘pert nipples.’ I also know she had sexual relations with Trump at Jeffery’s NY mansion on regular occasions as I once met Jen for coffee, just before she was going to meet Trump and Epstein together at his mansion. (Newsweek 2024 & 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document: 1332–16, p.303)
It is telling that simultaneously in 2016, before the full extent of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes were public knowledge, a lawsuit was filed by “Jane Doe”, possibly “Jen” as described by Ransome, alleging that Donald Trump raped her in 1994 when she was 13 at Epstein’s mansion in New York. (Warning: page 4 of the court filing contains graphic content)
Recently, with more of Epstein’s documents being released, this story has resurfaced. The discussion now centers around a young girl named Katie Johnson (case 5:16-cv-00797 filed 4/26/2016) possibly related to the original “Jane Doe” (case 1:16-cv-07673 filed 9/30/2016).
A recording has also emerged of Ghislaine Maxwell arguing with lawyers about the age of 15-year-old Virigina Giuffre, born August 9th 1983, when Maxwell recruited her in 1999 from Trump’s “home” in Palm Beach. Maxwell’s repeated deflections and the curiously aggressive behavior exhibited during the deposition, seen below, seem to suggest a particular concern over Giuffre’s connection to Trump.
During a 2016 interview with former 60 Minutes producer Ira Rosen, an Emmy winner and two-time Peabody award-winning writer, documented in the book “Ticking Clock” that Ghislaine Maxwell would go on to add,
If you get tapes on Trump, you have to do Clinton. (Ticking Clock, Ch.31 The Mercers)
Interestingly Jeffrey Epstein’s rolodex, with 14 different phone numbers to contact Trump, and Epstein’s personal phone planner were logged into evidence after the original 2005 raid in Palm Beach. The planner includes numerous calls back and forth with Donald Trump, alongside many other “massage” calls.
Notice Donald Trump calls at 5:15. Then later at 7:00 there is a redacted call for “JE”, short for Jeffrey Epstein, with the message “Wondering if you want her to work tomorrow & what time”.
11. Epstein’s Death and Its Implications
It’s widely known now that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were convicted of sex trafficking underage girls. What is less known is Epstein’s claim that he possessed information about both 2016 presidential candidates so incendiary that if he had publicly revealed “‘what [he] know[s] about both candidates,’ the 2016 US election would have to be canceled.”
Trump’s chief strategiest, Steve Bannon, is quoted as saying in Michael Wolff’s book “Too Famous”:
“You were the only person I was afraid of during the campaign,” Bannon told Epstein. “As well you should have been,” replied Epstein. (Business Insider 2021 excerpt from Too Famous, p.244)
To hedge on either Clinton or Trump’s election victory, Epstein may have made these provocative statements possibly as a threat.
Epstein believed Trump got the police to investigate him in retaliation for threatening to sue [and for Clinton intel…] Their friendship frayed beyond repair, Epstein became less discreet as the keeper of Trump’s secrets and was not averse to showing off potentially compromising photos of him and Trump. An associate of Epstein’s who asked not to be identified told me that Epstein showed him one photo of Trump with a topless young girl. In another, the source said, Trump is with two young girls who are said to be laughing as they point out what appears to be a wet spot in an unfortunate location on his pants. (Vanity Fair 2021)
Soon after “the 2016 US election would have to be canceled” comment Epstein was found dead in his prison cell under suspicious circumstances, despite explicitly having said that he wasn’t suicidal.
“Epstein’s brother Mark hired pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who has insisted three bone fractures in Jeffrey’s neck “points toward homicide rather than suicide.”
12. Trump’s Puzzling Support for Ghislaine Maxwell
Trump’s peculiar support for Ghislaine Maxwell, even after her arrest on sex trafficking charges, raised even more questions about his connections to the Epstein case.
I wish her well, frankly. I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach, and I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well, whatever it is. (Washington Post)
The statement is jarringly at odds with the gravity of the charges against Maxwell. Moreover, Trump’s apparent uncertainty about Maxwell and Epstein’s residence (“I guess they lived in Palm Beach”) is particularly puzzling given their numerous social engagements together at Epstein’s Palm Beach villa and the one-mile proximity of their residences.
Trump’s public well-wishes for Maxwell also stands in stark contrast to his 2019 statement about Epstein, where he claimed, “I was not a fan …”. The abrupt shift in tone — from distancing himself from Epstein to expressing concern for Maxwell — is curious if not oddly suspicious.
Trump’s sympathetic tone is particularly troubling given one of Maxwell’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, was recruited from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago “home”.
Behind the scenes, Trump’s concern about Maxwell appeared even more pronounced. According to Maggie Haberman’s book “Confidence Man,” Trump held an Oval Office meeting where he inquired about a New York Post article mentioning him in connection with Maxwell.
At an Oval Office meeting in July 2020, Donald Trump asked aides if Ghislaine Maxwell, … arrested on sex trafficking charges, had named him among influential contacts she might count upon to protect her. (The Guardian 2022)
Trump reportedly asked his advisers, “You see that article in the Post today that mentioned me?” and “She say anything about me?” (The Daily Beast 2022)
Donald Trump’s private concerns align with reports that Maxwell believed she had powerful protectors. Steven Hoffenberg, a former Epstein associate, stated:
Ghislaine thought she was untouchable — that she’d be protected by the intelligence communities she and Jeffrey helped with information: the Israeli intelligence services, and Les Wexner, who has given millions to Israel; by Prince Andrew, President Clinton and even by President Trump, who was well-known to be an acquaintance of her and Epstein’s. (Page Six 2020)
Almost a year prior to Trump’s awkwardly supportive comment there was a mysterious disappearance of evidence from Epstein’s New York mansion. During a July 2019 FBI raid, agents discovered a safe containing CDs, hard drives, and other potentially incriminating materials. However, when they returned with a warrant to seize these items, they had vanished. FBI Special Agent Kelly Maguire testified the evidence “went missing” while authorities waited on a warrant. (The Telegraph 2021)
Curiously, around the same timeframe, Richard Kahn, Epstein’s lawyer and estate executor, was seen leaving the mansion with a blue gift bag shortly after Epstein’s death early August 2019. (Daily Mail 2019) This incident, combined with the missing safe contents, raises a number of questions about potential destruction or concealment of evidence.
Adding to these suspicions, recall Maxwell herself reportedly told former 60 Minutes producer Ira Rosen, “If you get tapes on Trump, you have to do Clinton”. This statement suggests the existence of compromising materials on both high-profile figures, which may have been stored in Epstein’s safe. The urgency to recover potentially missing evidence was underscored by a coinciding FBI raid on Epstein’s private Caribbean island, Little St. James.
Recent reports indicate Maxwell may be leveraging whatever information she has. According to the New York Post, she is writing a tell-all memoir from prison, taking extreme precautions to protect the manuscript:
She has access to three lockers in legal and moves her manuscript and papers from one to the other because she’s so paranoid that someone might steal it or leak it. (NY Post 2024)
This reported memoir could be seen as a potential threat to those implicated in Epstein’s network, possibly explaining Trump’s sympathetic stance towards Maxwell — a potential attempt to discourage her from revealing damaging information.
Surprisingly, Trump’s subsequent explanation of his “well wishes” for Maxwell seems to support this interpretation. A month later after Trump’s initial comment, in an August 2020 interview with Axios, Trump stated:
Her boyfriend [Jeffrey Epstein] died in jail and people are still trying to figure out, how did it happen? Was it suicide? Was he killed? And I do wish her well. I’m not looking for anything bad for her. (CNN 2020)
This statement, with its pointed reference to Epstein’s suspicious death a year earlier in 2019 and the suggestion that Maxwell might face a similar fate, could be seen as a thinly veiled warning. It potentially communicates both a threat (‘[Epstein] died in jail … Was it suicide? Was he killed?’) and a promise of protection (‘I’m not looking for anything bad for her’).
According to Trump’s former personal lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen:
Donald Trump speaks like a mob boss and what he does is he tells you what he wants without specifically telling you. (People v. Trump, INDEX №452564/2022, 43 n.26 — N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2024)
The mafioso-style messaging by “the boss” or “the don” as Trump was called by Cohen, detailed in the Plaintiff in Chief in chapter 6 “Trump and the Mob: Trump’s Ties to the Mafia”, aligns with the disquieting idea that Trump’s public support for Maxwell may have been calculated to influence her actions or disclosures while in custody.
The pattern of missing evidence, potential blackmail materials, and Trump’s unusual behavior regarding Maxwell paints a Clue-like game of high-stakes maneuvering. It suggests a concerted effort to control and possibly suppress information related to Epstein’s crimes and those who may have been involved. These concerns are compounded by reports of Trump’s own document handling practices (DOJ 2023), including the alleged destruction of presidential records. (CNN, Axios 2022)
The testimony and evidence provided by White House staff shows Trump’s willingness to destroy potentially incriminating or embarrassing information, adding another layer of suspicion to his interactions with Maxwell and the Epstein case.
As the public demands answers, the pressure on the FBI and other investigative bodies to uncover the full truth continues to mount.
13. The Epstein Network in Trump’s Administration
Trump’s presidency saw a deliberate concentration of Epstein-connected individuals in positions of power, raising alarming questions about his judgment and motivations.
Alexander Acosta
Trump appointed Alexander Acosta as Secretary of Labor (2017–2019) — with the mission “to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of workers and … an important role to play in combating trafficking in persons in the United States and abroad” (dol.gov) — despite Acosta’s antithetical and controversial role in Epstein’s highly criticized plea deal:
- As U.S. Attorney in Miami, Acosta negotiated Epstein’s bizarrely lenient 2008 plea bargain. In 2019 U.S. District Judge, Kenneth A. Marra, ruled “Federal prosecutors broke [the] law in [the] Jeffrey Epstein case”.
- Claimed he was told Epstein “belonged to intelligence” and to “leave it alone.”
- His appointment as Labor Secretary was particularly troubling, given his attempt to defund the “International Labor Affairs Bureau,” which combats child sex trafficking — echoing his leniency towards Epstein.
- Acosta was forced to resign July 12th 2019 amid backlash over his illegal handling of Epstein’s sex abuse case. Trump repeatedly defended Acosta to the press. On August 10th 2019, 29 days after Acosta resigned, Epstein was found dead in his prison cell.
Alan Dershowitz
Trump enlisted Alan Dershowitz for his Impeachment Defense Team in 2020, ignoring Dershowitz’s extensive history with Epstein:
- A longtime Epstein associate and friend; and part of Epstein’s legal defense team in 2008.
- Participated in meetings with Acosta during original plea negotiations, arguing Epstein’s crimes were state, not federal matters. This helped secure an agreement granting immunity to Epstein and “any potential co-conspirators” — an unusually broad provision that has raised questions about who else might have been involved in Epstein’s crimes.
- Confirmed in his own words to have had several massages at Epstein’s mansion.
- Accused by Sarah Ransome, an Epstein victim, of sexual abuse and by Guiffre of inappropriate underage sexual relations.
- Identified in 2024 unsealed documents as a beneficiary of “Epstein forc[ing] a minor to have sex [with Dershowitz]” and an “eye-witness to sexual abuse of many other minors.”
- Staunchly defended Trump, particularly in “sex”-related cases, even outside of his official capacities as a legal consultant.
- Publicly advocated that the “age of consent should be 15” in 1997 and as of 2019 continues to stand by his original statement promoting lowering the age of consent.
William Barr
Trump’s appointment of William Barr as Attorney General (2019–2020) adds another layer of complexity to this web of connections. Trump appointed Barr despite multiple connections to Epstein:
- Father, Donald Barr, was headmaster of the prestigious Dalton School in NY and gave Epstein, a college dropout, his first teaching job in 1974, despite Epstein lacking credentials. Students recall ‘Epstein was most remembered for his “persistent attention” on teenage girls in the hallways’.
- Worked at Kirkland & Ellis, the law firm that represented Epstein in his 2008 plea deal. (People’s Parity Project)
- Initially recused himself from the Epstein case due to this connection. (Newsweek)
- Despite recusal, attempted to remove U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in an atypical manner in June 2020, who was actively litigating Epstein’s associates as the investigation intensified. (Newsweek & Law&Crime)
- Epstein died under highly suspicious circumstances in August 2019 at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), a federal facility under Barr’s ultimate oversight as head of the Department of Justice, where every failsafe to protect high-profile prisoners strangely … failed.
- The list of of oddities surrounding Epstein’s death at MCC strongly suggests foul play: Epstein was reportedly “directing money to … other inmates … for protection”; claimed prior to his death to have been asphyxiated by prisoner Nicholas Tartaglione incarcerated for strangling a man to death with a zip-tie; was oddly taken off suicide watch; multiple cameras failed; the day before he died his cellmate was transferred out; jail guards falsified records; the body was moved prematurely before the examiner arrived; multiple neck fractures were documented yet out of 1000s of hangings-suicides over the last 40–50 years none had 3+ fractures; and charges were ultimately dropped against the prison guards in question. (New York Times 2019)
In a twist of irony that seems almost too on-the-nose, the connection between Epstein and Barr mirrors the name of the well-known Epstein-Barr “kissing” disease — a fitting metaphor for how their association has spread infecting the highest levels of government.
Implications
This pattern of appointments and associations suggests a concerted effort by Trump to surround himself with Epstein-connected individuals, potentially to control narratives and investigations. These intertwining relationships paint a disturbing picture of possible cover-ups and conflicts of interest at the highest levels, raising serious questions about Trump’s own involvement in Epstein’s criminal activities.
14. Trump’s Reluctance to Declassify Epstein Files
Now listen to this recent 2024 interview where a reporter asks Trump if he would declassify the 911 files, JFK records, et cetera, if he was reelected. Trump answers yes to all of them. Last, the reporter asks Trump if he would declassify the Epstein files (listing all the names of people connected to Jeff Epstein and his sex trafficking ring). Guess what Trump says?
Trump’s reluctance raises questions about what information these files might contain and why he seems unwilling to make them public.
Conclusion
This examination of Donald Trump’s behavior spans decades and reveals a willful predatorial pattern:
- Inappropriate sexual comments and behavior towards his own daughters and young underage girls
- Odd sexualized photos of Trump with his children
- Exploiting his position as a pageant owner for over two decades to view undressed contestants, including minors
- Bragging about sexual assault
- Over 40 allegations of sexual misconduct, including a successful civil suit for sexual abuse
- Engaging in extramarital affairs with women who “remind[ed him] of [his] daughter”; and attempting to cover them up to protect his political campaign, resulting in felony convictions
- Close associations with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker of minors; and a working relationship with John Casablancas, an accused child rapist, to acquire underage talent for Trump Model Management from Casablancas’ Elite Model Management
- Serious allegations of raping a minor, corroborated by flight logs and witness statements
- Appointed individuals with strong Epstein connections to powerful government positions, who subsequently impeded Epstein-related investigations
- Reluctance to declassify potentially incriminating documents
This pattern of behavior is not a series of isolated incidents or minor indiscretions. It paints a consistent and deeply disturbing picture of a man who appears to abuse his power for sexual gratification and personal gain, with little regard for the law or the well-being of others.
The implications of this behavior are profound, especially considering Trump’s pursuit of the presidency. It raises serious questions about whether his motivation is to serve the country or to shield himself from legal consequences.
The numerous federal indictments and civil judgments against him suggest that, if his bid for re-election fails, he could face significant legal repercussions for actions ranging from sexual exploitation to “multi-part conspiracy” for attempting overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election.
As we approach the 2024 election, it is more important than ever for voters to consider this information carefully. I encourage you to independently verify these facts by following the provided links and examining the primary sources. Consider the implications of this pattern of behavior for our nation’s leadership and the integrity of our highest office.
The decision we face is not just about political policies, but about the character and conduct of those who would lead our nation.
Epilogue
The story of Donald Trump’s misconduct, while profoundly unsettling on its own, appears to be part of a much larger, more complex narrative.
For those interested in diving deeper into the geopolitical undercurrents that may be at play, I recommend Gordon Thomas’ comprehensive book, “Gideon’s Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad”.
If 833 pages seem daunting, or if you prefer a more accessible introduction to these themes, consider watching the Netflix series “The Spy.” This dramatization stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Eli Cohen, offering a glimpse into the world of international espionage and its far-reaching consequences.
This rabbit hole goes deep.
At these parties, the officials spoke freely of their political and military work. The parties frequently sank to the level of orgies and the Syrian officials were plied with liquor while Cohen remained sober. He used these parties to collect the information that spilled from the mouths of the intoxicated Syrians. (War History Online)
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