The surviving brothers and sisters of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known accusers, said they were deeply shocked by Donald Trump.
They had serious questions after Trump recently referred to their late sister as “stolen” from Mar-a-Lago. This statement has made Giuffre’s family wonder whether Trump knows more about his former friend’s crimes than he has shared before.
In a private statement, Giuffre’s two brothers and her sisters-in-law told The Atlantic, “It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal actions, especially given his statement two years later that his good friend Jeffrey ‘likes women on the younger side … no doubt about it,’… We and the public are asking for answers; survivors deserve this.”
Virginia Giuffre, who sadly took her own life in Australia in late April, had claimed that her job at Mar-a-Lago as a teenager was supposed to be a “fun summer job” but instead led to her being forced into sex trafficking. She said Ghislaine Maxwell recruited her and that she was then sexually abused by Epstein, Maxwell, and others from around 1999 to 2002. Giuffre also said Epstein sent her to other powerful men, including Prince Andrew and Jean-Luc Brunel.
Epstein’s victims are now looking at Trump
Despite the terrible personal cost, Giuffre gave important information to police in both the United States and France, helping investigations into Maxwell, Brunel, and others accused of working with Epstein. President Trump has repeatedly denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes, despite it becoming clearer that this defense is questionable.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s recent comment about Giuffre was a direct answer to a reporter’s question, not something he brought up himself. Leavitt repeated that Trump “banned Jeffrey Epstein from his club for being inappropriate with his female employees.” Trump himself has said he cut ties with Epstein years before Epstein’s first arrest, claiming it was because Epstein tried to take his employees from Mar-a-Lago.
When asked if Giuffre was one of those people, Trump replied, “I think so. I think that was one of the people,” adding that Epstein “stole her.” He also said, “by the way, she had no complaints about us whatsoever.”
The Epstein case remains a topic of great public interest, with many people guessing whether other powerful figures in Epstein’s life were involved or knew about his crimes. Attorney General Pam Bondi has faced growing criticism over how the Justice Department has handled Epstein’s files.
The Giuffre family, still struggling with Virginia’s suicide, is also speaking out against any possible reduced punishment for Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. Maxwell recently met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and offered to testify before Congress if she were given immunity, but a House Oversight Committee spokesperson quickly refused the offer.
Giuffre’s family strongly disagrees with any deal, saying, “If our sister could speak today, she would be most angered by the fact that the government is listening to a known perjurer, a woman who repeatedly lied under oath and will continue to do so as long as it benefits her position.”
They firmly believe, “The government and the President should never consider giving Ghislaine Maxwell any leniency. Maxwell destroyed many young lives, and she was convicted for only a fraction of the crimes she actually committed.”
Published: Jul 31, 2025 01:20 pm