Trump says of Jeffrey Epstein’s partner, Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I wish her well’
Epstein and Maxwell socialized with the super-elite, listing among their friends former president Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew and Trump.
Trump and first lady Melania Trump are pictured with one or both of them on multiple occasions.
The president was asked about Maxwell during a news briefing on the coronavirus and what he thought about the possibility that she could work with authorities to turn over names of powerful men who also sexually abused underage girls.
“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,” Trump said. “But I wish her well, whatever it is.”
After Epstein was arrested in 2019 on sex trafficking charges, Trump denied having a friendship with him or knowing that he preyed on young girls. Epstein died in jail while awaiting trial.
Trump was quoted in a 2002 New York Magazine profile of Epstein discussing their relationship.
“He’s a lot of fun to be with,” Trump said then. “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
