"I said, 'Donald, this is supposed to be a party with V.I.P.s," [party organizer George] Houraney told the [New York Times] about the party in 2019. "You're telling me it's you and Epstein?'"

For nearly 15 years, Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein socialized in New York and Florida before a falling out that preceded Epstein's first arrest. What seemed to draw them together, according to those who knew them at the time, was a common interest in hitting on -- and competing for -- young women.[image or embed]

-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Jul 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM