Virginia Giuffre's family just asked Trump the question we all want answered.

When Donald Trump told reporters that Jeffrey Epstein "stole" Virginia Giuffre from him, her family's reaction was immediate and furious.

The comments, made aboard Air Force One this week, have sparked fresh questions about what exactly the president knew about his one-time friend's predatory behaviour.

Speaking to reporters, Trump expanded on previous remarks about banning Epstein from his private club Mar-a-Lago two decades ago.

This time, he got specific about who Epstein allegedly "stole" from his Florida resort.

"People were taken out of the spa, hired by him," Trump said, referring to young women who worked at Mar-a-Lago's spa facility.

"Everyone knows the people who were taken…," he said.

"And then not too long after that, he did it again. And I said, 'Out of here.'"

When pressed about whether Virginia Giuffre was among those employees, Trump initially hesitated before confirming: "He stole her."

According to court documents and information provided to police, Giuffre was working as a locker room attendant at Mar-a-Lago in 2000 when she was just 16.

It was there that Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly spotted and recruited her, leading to years of sexual abuse and trafficking.

Trump's admission sparked outrage from Virginia's family.

"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago," they said in a statement to media.

"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.'"

That quote references Trump's 2002 comment to New York Magazine, where he praised Epstein as a "terrific guy" who "likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."

Trump's latest explanation doesn't quite align with his previous accounts.

The White House initially said Epstein was banned for being a "creep," while Trump's 2002 comments suggest their friendship continued well after Giuffre's recruitment.

The timeline matters because it raises questions about what Trump knew and when.

Giuffre died by suicide at her home in Western Australia in April 2025, after years of legal battles and advocacy for other survivors.

Her family described her as "a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking" who "was the light that lifted so many survivors."

These revelations come as the Trump administration faces ongoing pressure to release Epstein-related files.

Attorney General Pam Bondi recently stated that no additional information would be released, despite earlier promises of transparency.

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

Giuffre's family is demanding answers, and they want serious consideration.

As they put it: "We and the public are asking for answers; survivors deserve this."

Trump has denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein.

-with AAP

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