## Timeline - 1980s: Trump and Epstein met around the time Trump bought Mar-a-Lago (1985) - 2000: Virginia Giuffre [poached](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/11/12/trumps-history-with-jeffrey-epstein-heres-the-full-timeline/) from Mar-a-Lago to work as Epstein's personal masseuse - Giuffre claimed Epstein and Maxwell had groomed her to provide sexual services for Epstein and his 'wealthy circle' - 2005: Police open an [investigation](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5478620/jeffrey-epstein-crimes-timeline-legal-case) into Epstein after a 14-year-old girl's parents said he had paid her for a massage - Through the investigation, the police gathered more allegations from underaged girls who said he sexually abused them at his mansion, in encounters that often began as massages - 2006: Epstein [indicted](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5484136/trump-jeffrey-epstein-mar-a-lago-ghislaine-maxwell) for soliciting prostitution - NOTE: Trump has long claimed that he cut ties with Epstein before this period - Palm Beach Police Department chief [refers](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/press-release/file/1336416/dl?inline=) the case to the FBI, saying the single charge did not reflect "the totality of Epstein's conduct." - 2007: Assistant U.S. attorney [submits](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5478620/jeffrey-epstein-crimes-timeline-legal-case) a draft indictment outlining 60 criminal counts against Epstein - U.S. Attorney's Office [offers](https://usvi.nsopw.gov/OffenderDetails.aspx?Display=VehicleInformation&ID=375399) to end the investigation if Epstein pleads guilty to two state charges and agrees to accept a prison term, register as a sex offender, and allow victims to obtain monetary damages - The top prosecutor, Alex Acosta, became Trump's Labour Secretary in 2017 - The case involved a plea deal that the victims were not made aware of - 2008: Epstein [pleads guilty](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-facts-and-timeline-of-trump-and-epsteins-falling-out) to state counts of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution from someone under 18 - Sentenced to 18 months in a minimum-security facility, but is allowed to leave for 12 hours a day to work at a foundation he had recently incorporated - In July that year, a victim filed a federal suit because they were not informed that the case was being resolved with a plea deal - a judge would [rule](https://www.npr.org/2019/06/25/735804464/jeffrey-epsteins-sex-offender-plea-deal-must-stand-federal-prosecutors-say) in their favour in 2019 - 2009: Epstein released after serving less than 13 months - Florida judge orders that the nonprosecution deal should be [made public](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6184602-Jeffrey-Epstein-non-prosecution-agreement/), in response to lawsuits from Epstein's victims - 2010: Epstein has now settled multiple civil lawsuits with victims - 2011: [Giuffre](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-facts-and-timeline-of-trump-and-epsteins-falling-out) speaks about her abuse publicly for the first time - in 2009, she had spoken under the pseudonym, "Jane Doe 102" - 2015: Virginia Giuffre sues Ghislaine Maxwell for defamation after Maxwell accused her of being a liar - Giuffre had claimed to be a victim of a sexual conspiracy run by Maxwell and Epstein - 2017: Maxwell settles Giuffre's lawsuit - Epstein had sought to avoid testifying - Journalists file [motions](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/24-182/24-182-2025-07-23.html) to unseal records from the case - 2018: Miami Herald publishes a [series of reports](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article220097825.html) into Epstein - Reports spark interest in the notion that powerful people may have known about or been involved in Epstein's crimes - Epstein also reached a [last-minute settlement](https://www.npr.org/2018/12/04/673320224/sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein-settles-defamation-suit-silencing-womens-testimony) in a defamation case with an attorney representing women who accused him of abusing them when they were minors - 2019: Epstein arrested and charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and another of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors - July: Acosta [resigns](https://www.npr.org/2019/07/12/739881163/alexander-acosta-steps-down-as-labor-secretary-amid-epstein-controversy) as labour secretary - August 10th: Epstein dies by suicide, while awaiting trial on federal charges of sex trafficking minors to his wealthy friends - August 27th: U.S. District Judge hears [motion](https://www.npr.org/2019/08/27/754666834/despite-jeffrey-epsteins-death-his-accusers-are-getting-their-day-in-court) to dismiss the indictment against Epstein and also says the court will hear "the testimony of victims here today" - the offer was taken up by many women - 2021: Maxwell [found guilty](https://www.npr.org/2021/12/29/1066219689/ghislaine-maxwell-verdict-trial-jeffrey-epstein) of helping Epstein operate a sex-trafficking ring and is sentenced to 20 years in prison - 12th November, 2025: House Oversight Committee releases three new [e-mails](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-oversight-committee-releases-jeffrey-epstein-email-correspondence-raising) ## E-mails >[!quote]- Epstein to Maxwell on 2nd April 2011 >"i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump... \[VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc. im 75% there" > >[Released](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-oversight-committee-releases-jeffrey-epstein-email-correspondence-raising), Nov 2025 >[!quote]- Michael Wolff to Epstein on 16th December 2015 >Wolff: “I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tonight about his relationship with you--either on air or in scrum afterwards." >Epstein: “if we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?” >Wolff: “I think you should let him hang himself. If he says he hasn't been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you, or, if it really looks like he could win, you could save him, generating a debt. Of course, it is possible that, when asked, he'll say Jeffrey is a great guy and has gotten a raw deal and is a victim of political correctness, which is to be outlawed in a Trump regime.” > >[Released](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-oversight-committee-releases-jeffrey-epstein-email-correspondence-raising) Nov 2025 >[!quote]- Epstein to Michael Wolff on 31st January 2019 >“\[Victim] mara lago. \[identifier]. Trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever. Of course he knew about the girls as he asked ghislaine to stop” > >[Released](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-oversight-committee-releases-jeffrey-epstein-email-correspondence-raising): Nov 2025 - Epstein to Larry [Summers](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/11/12/epstein-claimed-trump-knew-about-the-girls-email-shows-white-house-claims-its-a-fake-narrative/) in 2017: "Your world does not understand how dumb he really is" in reference to how difficult it was to find law firms willing to work with Trump ## Trump - Friendship - 1992: "Calendar Girl" party at Mar-a-Lago - Two other guests invited: Epstein and George Houraney - Trump would later be accused of forcibly kissing Houraney's girlfriend, Jill Harth, fondling her and stopping her from leaving a bedroom - Harth also [claimed](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/politics/inside-trump-epstein-friendship.html) Trump crawled into bed with another 22-year-old woman at the party in a 1997 lawsuit - 1993: [Photos](https://us.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/kfile-trump-epstein-photos-footage) show Epstein at Trump's wedding to Marla Maples - his second wife - in New York - 1994: Trump [flew](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/11/12/trumps-history-with-jeffrey-epstein-heres-the-full-timeline/) on one of Epstein's private jets - 1995: Trump [flew](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/11/12/trumps-history-with-jeffrey-epstein-heres-the-full-timeline/) on an Epstein jet, according to flight logs - 1997: Trump [signed](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/trump-epstein-birthday-book.html) a note to Epstein in his book saying "To Jeff - You are the greatest!" - This year, Trump took what seems to be his [7th flight](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/11/12/trumps-history-with-jeffrey-epstein-heres-the-full-timeline/) on an Epstein jet - 1999: CNN [video](https://us.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/kfile-trump-epstein-photos-footage) shows Trump and Epstein laughing and chatting at a Victoria's Secret event - 2002: Trump famously tells New York Magazine - 2003: Trump [allegedly](https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAi3tVYudIa2IORktiL2DFLYbDAF1_LITXvq7Hy8QlSjqkUufpvR9hW-YIG6YEs%3D&gaa_ts=687a9385&gaa_sig=_Fq81Lpayv1IwoEgg0UBBtvyiVoPci6Y7cU9XQEdbZQ-evEYeTzemynGhY_cMmG13cdotCHfoD_muDLf4u7DSQ%3D%3D) gave Epstein a birthday card saying "may every day be another wonderful secret". Trump denied this and sued WSJ in 2025 - 2004: Trump and Epstein fall out when Trump outbid him for a Palm Beach mansion, according to [WaPo](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-partied-together-then-an-oceanfront-palm-beach-mansion-came-between-them/2019/07/31/79f1d98c-aca0-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html) - 2010: [Epstein](https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1948178548998762586) confirms he had socialised with Trump but pleads the Fifth when asked if he had ever done so "in the presence of females under the age of 18" - 2015: Epstein's [black book](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/i-called-everyone-in-jeffrey-epsteins-little-black-book/) with over 1,500 names shows at least 38 people with their names circled, including Prince Andrew, Ehud Barak and Donald Trump - Fall-out - [Trump](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5484136/trump-jeffrey-epstein-mar-a-lago-ghislaine-maxwell) claims to have kicked Epstein out of his club for hiring workers away from Mar-A-Lago - affirming that the poached workers were young women (including Virginia Giuffre) - 2017: Kathy Ruemmler, former White House counsel to Obama tells Epstein "Trump is so gross", to which Epstein replies that he is "worse in real life and upclose" - 2019: After Epstein's arrest, Trump [told reporters](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-facts-and-timeline-of-trump-and-epsteins-falling-out) he was "not a fan of his, that I can tell you. I was not a fan of his." - Different [explanations](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-facts-and-timeline-of-trump-and-epsteins-falling-out) for the fall-out 1. Trump [told](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-says-he-ended-friendship-with-epstein-because-he-stole-people-that-worked-for-me) reporters in Scotland that the rift came as a result of Epstein "stealing" young women from the Mar-a-Lago spa - "He stole people that worked for me. I said 'Don't ever do that again.' He did it again, and I threw him out of the place, persona non grata." 1. A few days earlier, White House communications director Steven Cheung said that Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago for "being a creep" 2. Some reporters allege that Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in Oct 2007 for harassing the teenage daughter of a member 1. This would have been around 8 months before Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to state counts of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution from someone under 18 years old 3. Oceanfront mansion dispute 1. 2019 WaPo report claimed that Trump and Epstein fell out in a bidding war over a Palm Beach oceanfront mansion in November 2004 2. Months after the dispute, Palm Beach police began investigating allegations that Epstein was abusing minors 3. A trustee in the case described the bidding war as "two very large Palm Beach egos going at it" - Giuffre - [2016 deposition](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7010864-Virginia-Giuffre-Maxwell-Deposition/?q=mar-a-lago&mode=document#document/p9): claimed she had worked at Mar-a-Lago in the summer of 2000 when she was 16 years old - Allegations - [1993](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/business/donald-trump-stacey-williams-jeffrey-epstein.html): In a 2024 interview, model, Stacey Williams, accuses Trump of groping her when Epstein took her Trump Tower. Trump denied the allegations - [1995](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/politics/epstein-employee-trump-investigation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare): Epstein allegedly calls Maria Farmer (who was in her mid-20s and would later accuse Epstein and Maxwell of sexual assault) to his New York office late at night, where Trump arrived and started leering at her, to which Epstein said: "No, no. She's not here for you" - [1997](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/politics/inside-trump-epstein-friendship.html): Jill Harth accuses Trump of sexually assault; he denied the allegations and the suit was settled ## Andrew Windsor, formerly known as Prince ## The suicide ## Congress ### Trump admin - Feb 2025: Trump and Bondi release Phase 1 of the Epstein files, although most of the material released had already been public - In ["Phase 2"](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/us/elon-musk-trump-epstein-files.html?searchResultPosition=5), Bondi and Kash Patel enlisted dozens of agents and prosecutors to scrutinise and prepare other Epstein files for release, according to people familiar with the work - July 7th, 2025: [Justice Department memo](https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1407001/dl?inline) affirming conclusions reached by previous investigations - "This systematic review revealed no incriminating 'client list'" - "There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions" - [Special Housing Unit](https://www.justice.gov/video-files/video2.mp4) (SHU) footage released ### Nov 2025 releases - Democrats on the House Oversight Committee [released](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/11/12/trumps-history-with-jeffrey-epstein-heres-the-full-timeline/) the emails after getting the final vote needed on a petition to force a House vote - The full release of the federal government's files needs approval from the House, then the Senate and finally to be signed into law by Trump - Issues - Epstein's 2011 email about Giuffre spending "hours" at the house with Trump may not gel with Giuffre's 2016 deposition where she claims to have only met Trump "a few times" at Mar-a-Lago and never claimed to see the two together - Leavitt on the releases - Accused Democrats of "trying to bring up the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax again because they'll do anything at all to deflect on how badly they've done on the Shutdown" - Trump on the releases - [Accuses](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115538279653817159) Dems of "trying to bring up the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax again because they'll do anything at all to deflect on how badly they've done on the Shutdown, and so many other subjects"; suggests Republicans shouldn't be releasing more files: "Only a very bad, or stupid, Republican would fall into that trap." ## Misc - [Megyn Kelly](https://x.com/AccountableGOP/status/1989014083274952746) clarifies that Epstein was not a paedophile, but rather, "into the barely legal type" - [2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDI_ftw-1s8): Trump described Epstein's island as a "cesspool", and said "just ask Prince Andrew". ## Still to read - https://newrepublic.com/post/203129/donald-trump-epstein-president-thanksgiving-2017 - [Timeline](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5478620/jeffrey-epstein-crimes-timeline-legal-case) of charges - [Just Security](https://www.justsecurity.org/119137/timeline-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/) timeline - Andrew - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/13/latest-epstein-emails-cast-further-doubt-andrew-claim-cutting-ties - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglgj08erywo - House Committee - https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-oversight-committee-releases-jeffrey-epstein-email-correspondence-raising