Maria Farmer, the artist who was among the first women to publicly accuse Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, has come forward with a chilling account involving former President Donald Trump. In an interview cited by The New York Times, Farmer detailed a troubling incident from the 1990s, which she says took place in Epstein’s New York City office.
According to Farmer, Trump entered the room, began “hovering” near her, and fixated on her exposed legs. She claims the tension was broken only when Epstein appeared and told Trump, “No, no. She’s not here for you.” As the two men left, Farmer alleges she overheard Trump saying he believed she was only 16.
Farmer and her sister Annie were both key witnesses during Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 trial, where they recounted the abuse they suffered and raised alarms about Epstein’s powerful circle. Farmer says she warned the FBI twice—once in 1996 and again in 2006—urging them to investigate not only Epstein but his high-profile connections, which allegedly included Trump and former President Bill Clinton.
The Trump camp has denied any wrongdoing. In a statement, White House communications director Steven Cheung said, “The president was never in [Epstein’s] office,” and reiterated Trump’s claim that he banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago “due to inappropriate behavior.”
Trump has consistently distanced himself from Epstein, especially after the disgraced financier’s death in a Manhattan jail in 2019. Yet public scrutiny remains high, as the Department of Justice and FBI continue to withhold full disclosure of Epstein’s records—including the elusive “client list.”
While Trump has called for certain grand jury testimonies to be released, legal experts say that won’t satisfy growing demands for accountability and transparency. Farmer’s renewed testimony now reignites questions about just how far Epstein’s network extended—and who truly knew what.