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3. Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein - CNN Erin Burnett
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 06:54 AM
Jul 23


Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now.

In addition, footage from a 1999 Victoria’s Secret fashion event in New York shows Trump and Epstein laughing and chatting together ahead of the runway event. CNN’s KFile uncovered the raw footage during a review of archival video of Trump at events in the 1990s and 2000s. Trump and Epstein appeared together in at least one video among the limited archival footage reviewed.

The new footage and photos, which have not been widely reported and pre-date any of Epstein’s known legal issues, come amid renewed scrutiny of Trump’s past relationship with Epstein. The Justice Department’s recent decision not to release long-promised files related to Epstein has spurred outrage in some corners of Trump’s MAGA movement, where people developed an expectation for bombshell revelations into Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators.

In a brief call with CNN on Tuesday, Trump, asked about the wedding photos, responded, “You’ve got to be kidding me,” before repeatedly calling CNN “fake news” and hanging up.

In a statement to CNN, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said, “These are nothing more than out-of-context frame grabs of innocuous videos and pictures of widely attended events to disgustingly infer something nefarious.

“The fact is that the president kicked him out of his club for being a creep. This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media." - 07/22/2025.



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This plus his lawyer's recent death are going to amplify truthisfreedom Jul 23 #1
Literally just posted that! BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #2
Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein - CNN Erin Burnett Rhiannon12866 Jul 23 #3
Well, if Stephen Cheung said it, it's true. johnnyfins Jul 23 #4
Newly uncovered? 🤔🙄 mwmisses4289 Jul 23 #27
I believe that if she gets pardoned, The Madcap Jul 23 #5
That's why she should spill her guts and tell all or she will fall overboard on one of her families yachts as well. travelingthrulife Jul 23 #7
pardoned - IF azureblue Jul 23 #11
Wedding photos? That is our illustrious media 'discovery'? travelingthrulife Jul 23 #6
It's not just the "wedding photos" (which generally show how far back they knew each other) BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #8
During what years were the fashion show footage taken, because trump says he kicked Epstein out of his club in 2004. ancianita Jul 23 #18
45 "co-owned" the "Miss Univese" franchise (which included "Miss USA" and "Miss Teen USA" ) from 1996 - 2015 BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #19
I've seen nothing that connects Epstein to any of Trump's beauty pageants. Wiz Imp Jul 23 #24
The stuff that CNN claims has been released BumRushDaShow Jul 23 #26
There has to be money transactions between TrumpenStein over the years Captain Zero Jul 23 #9
Didn't Chump own or manage the Plaza Hotel back in the early 90's? FakeNoose Jul 23 #10
Why is there such a focus on Maxwell? She is a convicted felon. How about the DOJ and the media focus on 33taw Jul 23 #12
The focus is to make sure she cuts a deal with DOJ lawyers to keep her mouth shut in return for a commutation. ancianita Jul 23 #20
I know why the DOJ is focusing on her, but the media and public need to focus on the victims. 33taw Jul 23 #23
Focus on the victims is for the Democrats in media, townhalls, national protests, and most of all, the 2026 campaigns. ancianita Jul 23 #25
Agree 33taw Jul 23 #28
A big nothing-burger! This is a non-story Grins Jul 23 #13
Right. It's well know they were good friends since the late 1980's. Epstein attending Trump's wedding in 1993 Wiz Imp Jul 23 #22
why now ? why didnt this stuff come out during 2016. oh wait fake news. AllaN01Bear Jul 23 #14
Hate to say it Johnny2X2X Jul 23 #15
Not new to DU. Kid Berwyn Jul 23 #16
It depends on what you mean by "recruited" Wiz Imp Jul 23 #21
Fresh scum from the G.O.P. pedo pit BoRaGard Jul 23 #17
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