Newly uncovered videos and photos reveal details about the friendship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, including Epstein's attendance at Trump's wedding. Despite Trump's dismissal of the images as 'fake news,' the footage shows the two at various events in the 90s. The relationship, which began in the 80s, ended over a real estate dispute. Epstein, later convicted of sex crimes, was found dead in 2019, fueling conspiracy theories about his ties to Trump.
Revealed: Epstein Attended Trump's Wedding
Revealed: Epstein Attended Trump's Wedding
Previously unknown videos and photos reveal new details about Trump's and Epstein's friendship, reports CNN. Epstein, among other things, attended Trump's wedding.
– You must be joking, says Trump when questioned about the images.
It is known that Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein regularly socialized during the 90s and 00s.
CNN has now uncovered additional archival material from the 90s showing Trump and Epstein together. Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump's wedding to Marla Maples. His presence at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel had not been previously known, according to CNN.
A photo from the same year captures Trump and Epstein at the opening of a Harley-Davidson café in New York.
Additionally, they both attended a Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York in 1999. In the video, Trump and Epstein are seen laughing and talking with each other.
Trump: “You Must Be Joking”
When CNN asked Trump on Tuesday about the wedding photos, he dismissed the allegations and accused the media channel of “fake news.”
– You must be joking, says the president.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung claims in a statement that these are “isolated images from innocent videos and photos from widely attended events.”
“The fact is, the president kicked him out of his club because he was unpleasant. This is just another example of the fake news that Democrats and liberal media invent,” Cheung writes in the statement.
Well-Documented Friendship
Trump's and Epstein's relationship dates back to the 80s. They regularly met at social events in Palm Beach and New York. Trump reportedly flew on Epstein's private jet several times and even called him “a terrific guy.”
– It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side, Trump said in a New York Magazine article from 2002.
By the mid-00s, they reportedly broke off contact due to a conflict over a real estate deal, according to the Washington Post.
Previously, NBC has published archival material showing Trump socializing with Epstein at a 1992 party. Other images from Getty Images also show the two at another Victoria's Secret party in New York in 1997.
Convicted of Sex Crimes
Epstein was convicted of sex crimes and was suspected of child sex trafficking. He was found dead in his cell in New York in 2019.
The government's refusal to release the investigation into Epstein has led many Republicans and supporters to turn against Trump. The friendship between the two has also given rise to conspiracy theories about why Trump does not want to release the documents.