A woman has come forward with claims about a past encounter with Donald Trump, dating back two decades.
This comes at a time when Trump is facing renewed criticism after reversing course on a promise to release all FBI documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Instead, he has now directed the Justice Department to disclose only grand jury testimony—pending court approval.
In a statement posted to Truth Social on July 19, Trump wrote:
“I have asked the Justice Department to release all Grand Jury testimony concerning Jeffrey Epstein, subject only to Court Approval.
With that being said, and even if the Court gave its full and unwavering approval, nothing will be good enough for the troublemakers and radical left lunatics making the request.
It will always be more, more, more. MAGA!”
However, this move hasn’t silenced concerns about Trump’s ties to Epstein, as critics argue that the government may be hiding something.
Among those who raised the alarm about Epstein early on was Maria Farmer. She initially reported him to authorities in 1996.
According to Farmer, she also had an encounter with Trump in 1995, a year before she made her first complaint against Epstein.
Speaking with The New York Times, Farmer, who previously worked for Epstein, claimed Trump unexpectedly called her one evening and invited her to his office in Manhattan.
She showed up wearing running shorts and said Trump soon arrived and appeared to focus on her bare legs. When Epstein entered shortly after, he allegedly told Trump, “No, no. She’s not here for you.”
According to Farmer, the two men then left the room, and Trump allegedly commented to Epstein that he believed she was only 16 years old.
The White House has firmly denied Farmer’s account. Communications director Steven Cheung dismissed the story as false:
“This is recycled, old fake news of the highest order that was already peddled more than six years ago—concocted by Democrats and the liberal media, just like they did with the Russiagate scandal, which was just proven false today.
The President was never in his office. The fact is that the President kicked [Epstein] out of his club for being a creep.”
Despite the denials, Trump’s alleged connections to Epstein continue to stir skepticism among the public, with some Americans saying their trust in him is fading.
At the recent Student Action Summit, podcaster Brandon Tatum voiced his doubts:
“I don’t think they’re telling us the truth about Epstein. I think that guy was involved in something nefarious that implicates a lot of people.
And my guess is that a lot of those people may be our allies—or individuals we’d rather not have tension with.”
A student attending the same event shared similar disappointment, saying she felt betrayed because Republicans had counted on Trump to expose figures like Epstein.
