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“Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were both horny rich guys with an eye for young models,” Michael Gross, author of the 1995 book “Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women,” told USA TODAY. Now, their friendship plagues Trump's second term in the White House.

Here’s how Donald Trump’s position on Jeffrey Epstein has changed over the year, and how the fallout over the Epstein files poses a particular challenge for him.

Trump has been attempting to distract from links to his one-time friend Epstein, which keep resurfacing. Last week, he raged against a Wall Street Journal report that claimed he had sent a letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday that allegedly included the line “May every day be another wonderful secret.”

During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

Social media users shared the image in June 2025, following a DOJ memo rejecting allegations about an Epstein "client list."

Donald Trump invited the now-notorious pedophile to a 1993 event stacked with New York City’s wealthy, famous, and powerful.