Summary
President Donald Trump denied maintaining any friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after becoming president. A document shared by Representative Sean Casten suggested otherwise, claiming they spent Thanksgiving 2017 together. White House information and public records show Trump was in Mar-a-Lago during that time.
Key Facts
- President Donald Trump has said he and Jeffrey Epstein ended their friendship over a decade before Epstein's 2019 arrest.
- Representative Sean Casten shared emails implying Trump and Epstein spent Thanksgiving 2017 together.
- Official reports show Trump was in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Thanksgiving Day 2017.
- Trump interacted with military personnel and coastguard members that day.
- The White House stated Trump spent Thanksgiving with his family at Mar-a-Lago.
- PolitiFact found no evidence of a meeting between Trump and Epstein on that day.
- Trump was reported to have banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in 2007.
- Different accounts exist about the timing of Trump and Epstein's falling out.
