Is This Photo of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Real? | Snopes.com
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Claim: A photo authentically depicts Donald Trump and wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein together in 2000. Rating: True
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The above photo, taken on Feb. 12, 2000, authentically depicts (from left to right) Donald Trump, his future wife Melania Trump (Melania Knavs at the time), and the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell, both of whom were later charged with and/or convicted of sex trafficking underage girls.
The photo can be found on Getty Images, published by Davidoff Studios Photography. It's captioned:
Trump, Knauss, Epstein, & Maxwell At Mar-A-Lago
From left, American real estate developer 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, Florida, February 12, 2000. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)
The relationship between Trump and Epstein has long been the focus of intense scrutiny, given that they shared a social circle both in New York and Florida.
"I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy," Trump is famously quoted as saying of Epstein in an interview for New York magazine in 2002. "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. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life."
Another photo by the same photography company captures the two men three years earlier in 1997, also at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
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However, after Epstein's criminal conviction for sex offenses and new charges for sex trafficking and Trump's foray into politics, the friendship apparently waned.
On July 9, 2019, the day after Epstein appeared in court for the second time on charges of sexual abuse of underage girls, Trump told reporters: "I had a falling out a long time ago with him. I don't think I've spoken to him in 15 years." He continued, "I was not a fan of his." Epstein later hanged himself in jail while awaiting trial on the sex-trafficking charges.
We've previously reported on other images depicting the two men, including one that was AI-generated and another that was doctored.
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No Virginia, the photo of Trump with Epstein is NOT photoshopped...
I know. You probably heard it was on Fox News. That shit's insidious!
This photo looks authentic. But the one in your other side*** just looks weird. And what's with that silver belt thingy on Maxwell? Is that a part of her dress or did the camera malfunction?
***SEED!!
I think that's a beaded sequin fringe on her top. You know, what went for high fashion back 30 years ago.
I admit I don't watch much fox news but I have not heard that at all. Maybe you watch it more than I do, which anchors said it?
Unless these Epstein documents named some individual as having taken part in underage sex with Epsteins girls , which they do not appear to do, I think it is an overblown story. Yes Trump was friends with him at some level, but that is not proof of anything.
Hopefully, your Alliies who have gone full avenatti again are capable of understanding your words.
over time things just don't change much, like the sexual desires of some of the powerful. how old was your savior's mom again?
I don't see any smoking gun. The only person that I think looks bad is Prince Andrew. There were some serious allegations against him
Lots of names on that list. Many with the last name of redacted.
Would like to know who they are.
Is this picture of Clinton and Epstein real?
Or this one?
How about this one?
She sure looks like Webb Hubble.
She does look like Hubble, but her real dad was transgender Janet Reno.
Was that photo taken at Trump's property, as Snopes tells us? Seems to be a rather public venue with a lot of people in the background. The only thing these photos suggest is that Jeffrey Epstein wanted to suck up to Trump like everyone else. It's even well documented the Clintons sucked up to Donald Trump so someone like Jeffrey Epstein sucking up wouldn't be unusual.
But …. Trump!