A bombshell new report has detailed the extent of Jeffrey Epstein's access to services at Donald Trump's exclusive Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, alleging staff were sent to his home for years despite him not being a member.
The Alleged Years of Unauthorised Service
According to former employees who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein routinely received house calls from club staff in the late 1990s and early 2000s. These visits, which provided massages and manicures, reportedly "went on for years." The staff members claim that although Epstein was not a fee-paying member of the Palm Beach estate, they were instructed by Donald Trump to treat him as if he were.
The report states that appointments were booked under an account for Epstein by his accomplice and then-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell herself is said to have frequented the club using this account. Alarmingly, former employees allege that Maxwell used the spa to recruit young workers for unofficial side jobs, a practice not authorised by Mar-a-Lago management.
The Complaint That Ended the Relationship
This arrangement came to an abrupt end in 2003, the report claims. An 18-year-old beautician employed by the club returned from a visit to Epstein's home and told the human resources team that he had pressured her for sex. A manager then sent a fax to Donald Trump relaying the serious accusations and urging him to ban the financier.
Trump reportedly responded by calling it a "good letter" and agreed it was appropriate to sever ties. The complaint was never passed on to the Palm Beach police. This account aligns with Trump's longstanding claim that he banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago around 2004 for being a "creep."
Ongoing Fallout and Legal Action
The pressure on the former president to explain his past friendship with Epstein has been consistent. The report further alleges that Trump and Epstein continued to cross paths socially and in business after the ban, including competing for a Palm Beach property at auction in late 2004.
The release of government documents related to the Epstein case in December 2025 has revived public interest. Meanwhile, Trump is currently suing The Wall Street Journal for its reporting on an alleged lewd birthday letter he sent to Epstein in January 2003, which he denies writing.
Responding to the latest allegations, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the WSJ report, stating it was "writing up fallacies and innuendo in order to smear President Trump." She reiterated that Trump did nothing wrong and had expelled Epstein from the club.
