Months later, when Mr. Trump hosted a party at Mar-a-Lago for young women in a so-called calendar girl competition, Mr. Epstein was the only other guest, according to George Houraney, a Florida-based businessman who arranged the event. Mr. Houraney recalled being surprised that Mr. Epstein was the only other person on the guest list. "I said, Donald, this is supposed to be a party with V.I.P.s," Mr. Houraney told The New York Times in 2019. "You're telling me it's you and Epstein?'" Mr. Houraney's then-girlfriend and business partner, Jill Harth, later accused Mr. Trump of sexual misconduct on the night of the party.