A woman has opened up about the alleged "troubling encounter" she had with Donald Trump in Jeffrey Epstein's office.
At the center of the latest round of backlash is Maria Farmer, the artist who was the first to accuse Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of sexual assault nearly three decades ago.
Speaking to The New York Times, Farmer shared a disturbing account of an alleged 1995 encounter with Trump while she was working for Epstein - an interaction she said she first reported to law enforcement back in 1996 and again in 2006.
Farmer alleged that one night in 1995, she was summoned to Epstein’s Manhattan office. Wearing running shorts, she arrived to find Donald Trump also there, dressed in a suit. Farmer claimed he hovered over her and stared at her bare legs until Epstein walked in.
She recalled Epstein telling Trump: “No, no. She’s not here for you.”
The two men then left the room, and according to Farmer, Trump commented that he thought she was 16 years old, per CNN.
Farmer noted that she “had no further alarming interactions with him and never saw him engage in inappropriate conduct with other girls or women.”
Still, she told the Times that she has “long wondered” how law enforcement agencies handled her complaints when she reported them in both 1996 and 2006.
The White House has strongly denied the claims.
While Trump has publicly insisted he distanced himself from Epstein years ago - famously telling journalists in 2019 that he was “not a fan” - there are videos and quotes that suggest a much friendlier past.
In 2002, Trump referred to Epstein as a “terrific guy”. And in 2003, he allegedly sent Epstein a sexually suggestive birthday message - an allegation Trump has vehemently denied, calling the Wall Street Journal report a hoax.
He has since filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the publication and its owner, Rupert Murdoch.
Farmer’s story, newly re-highlighted in The Times, adds to ongoing public suspicion about the full scope of Epstein’s associations - and how much the public has yet to learn.
Her account also raises questions about what may be buried in unreleased FBI files tied to the Epstein investigation.
Despite initially promising to release the records, Trump’s administration backtracked - prompting widespread outrage.
With Epstein’s 2019 death, Maxwell’s 20-year prison sentence, and stacks of classified records still behind closed doors, Farmer’s unsettling recollections have once again brought this case to the forefront.