Trump's own words and archival footage document a long social relationship with Epstein

Date: 2002-10-28
Entry type: social-association
Current status: Historical association documented by contemporaneous footage and Trump's recorded remarks.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

NBC archive footage shows Trump and Jeffrey Epstein together at a 1992 Mar-a-Lago party. In a 2002 New York profile, Trump said he had known Epstein for 15 years, called him a terrific guy, and remarked on his interest in women on the younger side.

Entities and roles

Donald J. Trumpdocumented social associate
Jeffrey Epsteindocumented social associate

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
Archival NBC footage shows Trump socializing with Epstein at Mar-a-Lago in 1992, and Trump told New York magazine in 2002 that he had known Epstein for 15 years, called him a terrific guy, and noted his interest in women on the younger side.
- CNBC Television and NBC News: NBC archive footage shows Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein in 1992NBC archive video recorded at Mar-a-Lago in 1992
- New York Magazine: Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of MysteryTrump quotation in 2002 profile