Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell “presented” an Epstein victim to President Donald Trump while at a party in New York City at an unknown date in an attempt to “effectively pimp her out,” according to a newly released document reported on by The Daily Beast.
The accusation comes from an FBI interview with a woman claiming to be a victim of Epstein, released Friday as part of the Justice Department’s publication of around 3.5 million pages of Epstein files. Although the DOJ is legally required to release the files with redactions limited to protecting victims, the interview transcript appears to contain redactions that go beyond that mandate, “prompting claims of another attempted cover-up,” the Beast reported.
In the interview, the woman – whose name has been redacted – recalls being brought to a party in New York by Maxwell, who today is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. At the party, Maxwell “presented” the victim to Trump, and was later invited to tour Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, led by Trump, Epstein and Maxwell.
While being given a tour of the resort, the victim recalled remarks by Maxwell that appeared to signal to Trump that she “was available.”
“Maxwell said things like, ‘Oh I think he likes you. Aren’t you lucky. This is great,’” the FBI report reads. “[Victim] was around 22 years old. [Victim] was given suggestions on things to wear. Maxwell said things like, “Oh, he’ll like that. He doesn’t like that.’ It was set up very much like how Maxwell introduced [victims] to Epstein.”