In a recent interview with The New York Times, Farmer recounted an unsettling 1995 incident involving Trump at Epstein’s upscale Manhattan office. She had been summoned to begin work for the disgraced financier and arrived wearing running shorts, only to find Trump in a suit, already present.
“He just stared at my bare legs,” Farmer told the Times, saying she felt increasingly uneasy until Epstein walked in and cut the tension, allegedly telling Trump: “No, no. She’s not here for you.”
Farmer said that after she left the room, she overheard Trump telling Epstein he thought she was a teenager — a claim that, while not supported by direct misconduct, was disturbing enough that she flagged Trump’s name to the FBI.
A Warning Ignored
In 1996, Farmer told the FBI that she had been sexually assaulted by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein’s trafficking ring. Farmer claimed at the time that Epstein and Maxwell had “committed multiple serious sex crimes” — not just against her, but against numerous underage girls, including her own sister Annie, then just 15.
She says she named multiple prominent men in Epstein’s orbit, including Trump, in hopes investigators would act.
“I told them about what I saw, and I warned them about the people around him,” she said.
Farmer again reiterated her warnings in a 2006 FBI interview, but says her concerns were ignored — even as Epstein’s web of power continued to grow.
Inside Epstein’s Inner Circle
While Farmer says she never saw Trump act inappropriately beyond the 1995 encounter and has had no further interactions with him, she was alarmed by the access powerful men had to Epstein’s homes — and how young girls were constantly around.
Among the names Farmer claims Epstein tried to impress or leverage: Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and former President Bill Clinton.
Farmer also filed a police report in 1996 with the NYPD’s Sixth Precinct, according to Times reporting.
Now in her mid-50s, she has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on the grounds that it failed to protect her and other victims from Epstein and Maxwell, despite multiple warnings.
Trump Fires Back
Trump’s camp denies any wrongdoing and is aggressively pushing back. In a statement, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said: “The president was never in Epstein’s office.” Cheung added that Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago, calling him a “creep.”
But Farmer’s account is resurfacing at a time when Trump is facing renewed pressure from his MAGA base to unseal Epstein-related files — and as he moves to legally distance himself from any link to the scandal.
Earlier this year, Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit over a Wall Street Journal story alleging he had sent a sexually explicit drawing to Epstein for his 50th birthday — a claim his legal team calls defamatory.
From “Terrific Guy” to “Total Hoax”
Trump’s relationship with Epstein has long been murky. In a 2002 New York magazine piece, Trump was quoted describing Epstein as a “terrific guy,” and one of Epstein’s former girlfriends referred to Trump as Epstein’s “bro.”
But more recently, Trump has tried to recast the entire story as a left-wing conspiracy.
In a Truth Social post on July 16, he blasted his own followers for believing what he labeled the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.”
“Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax,” Trump wrote. “My PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bullshit,’ hook, line, and sinker… Let these weaklings continue doing the Democrats’ work.”
Despite Trump’s denials, Farmer’s account — and her long-standing warnings — are gaining new attention. As political pressure mounts over the still-secret Epstein files, her voice could become central in a battle Trump had hoped was behind him.