Donald Trump’s long-documented relationship with Jeffrey Epstein just got even harder to wave away. A new report from CNN’s KFile has unearthed never-before-seen photos and raw footage that place Epstein not just in Trump’s orbit—but inside some of his most personal, high-profile moments.
Among the most chilling revelations: Jeffrey Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples at the Plaza Hotel. Until now, that detail had never been publicly confirmed. But CNN located archived photographs showing Epstein entering the venue—one image captured by society photographer Dafydd Jones and another pulled from LIFE Magazine’s archives, where Epstein’s face appears, blurred but unmistakable, in the background of a group shot with Howard Stern and Robin Leach.
And that’s not all. CNN’s deep dive into archival footage also turned up video of Trump and Epstein laughing and chatting together at a 1999 Victoria’s Secret fashion event in New York. The two are seen casually interacting ahead of the runway show, alongside none other than Melania Trump.
The images and footage pre-date Epstein’s known legal troubles but come amid renewed scrutiny of the relationship between the now-deceased sex offender and the former president. They also come just as the Justice Department, under Trump’s administration, announced it will not release long-promised Epstein-related files—sparking outrage even among Trump’s own supporters, who had long believed “the truth” was coming.
When CNN contacted Trump for comment, he reportedly responded:
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” before abruptly hanging up and calling CNN “fake news.”
His communications director later dismissed the material as “out-of-context frame grabs” and doubled down on the official line:
“The President kicked [Epstein] out of his club for being a creep.”
But the images speak louder than the spin. These aren’t blurry crowd shots or coincidental cameos. They are clear, direct, and often intimate: Epstein beside Trump as he hugs his children at a café opening in 1993. Epstein laughing with him at a fashion show. Epstein inside the very wedding Trump once claimed was “one of the happiest days of my life.”
None of it proves criminal wrongdoing. But it does prove something else: the bond between Trump and Epstein was real, sustained, and personal. And with each new image, the wall of plausible deniability continues to crack.
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Trump’s relationship with Epstein dates back to the 1980s, when the two moved through the same elite social scenes in New York and Palm Beach. At various times, Trump praised Epstein publicly—most infamously in a 2002 New York Magazine profile, where he called Epstein:
“a terrific guy,” adding, “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
Flight logs show Trump flew on Epstein’s private jets at least seven times between Palm Beach and New York. The two were often photographed together, including at the 1997 Victoria’s Secret Angels party in New York, a 1992 party shown in now-infamous NBC footage, and a 2000 charity event at Mar-a-Lago attended by Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.
In his 2004 book Trump: How to Get Rich, Trump referenced receiving a phone call from a man he called “the mysterious Jeffrey.” While it’s never been confirmed that this was Epstein, CNN reports that the White House declined to comment on the connection.
Their eventual falling-out in the mid-2000s was reportedly over a high-profile real estate deal in Palm Beach—hardly the kind of rift that erases years of shared photos, praise, and appearances.
As recently as last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Epstein received a 50th birthday card in 2003 signed with Trump’s name. The card allegedly featured a line drawing of a naked woman and a note that read:
“Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
Trump has since denied sending the card and filed a libel suit against the Journal.
Trump, Epstein, and the Spin Machine That Won’t Stop
Trump’s team has done what they always do when damaging material surfaces: go on offense.
The resurfaced images were dismissed as “widely attended events” and “out-of-context frame grabs.” But that defense rings hollow when the photos show Trump with his arm around his children while Epstein leans casually beside him. This was not a stranger crashing a party. This was a guest.
The timing has also turned the story inward. MAGA loyalists—many of whom spent years believing Trump would expose Epstein’s network—have begun to splinter. Some feel betrayed by the DOJ’s refusal to release Epstein files, despite prior promises from Trump himself and his attorney general, Pam Bondi.
Even more confounding: Trump’s administration is now requesting that grand jury transcripts related to the Epstein case be unsealed, while simultaneously meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate now serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Maxwell’s attorney has publicly thanked Trump for his “commitment to uncovering the truth.”
What truth, exactly, remains to be seen.
The public may never get full access to Epstein’s black book or the secrets buried with him in that Manhattan jail. But the newly unearthed photos make one thing clear: whatever Donald Trump says about Jeffrey Epstein now, the past tells its own story. And CNN just developed the film.
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