Politics

Jeffrey Epstein Held Meetings With Trump Allies Ahead of 2016 Election

FRENEMIES?

He told associates he was “pleased with Trump’s win,” according to a new report.

Kate Briquelet
Kate Briquelet 

Senior Reporter

Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein (left) and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1997.
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Kate Briquelet

Kate Briquelet

Senior Reporter

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