Epstein Timeline

Documented intersections and records.

Late 1980s

Shared NY/Palm Beach circles.

NYMag; TIME.

1992

NBC films party with Trump & Epstein.

AP; CNBC/NBC.

1993

Press photos place Epstein at Plaza wedding reception.

2002

“Terrific guy … younger side.”

NYMag.

Flight logs

Trump entries in USA v. Maxwell exhibits.

DocumentCloud; Miami Herald.

2016

Jane Doe suit filed and withdrawn.

Courthouse News; Politico.

2019

Epstein arrest & death.

2023–2024

Carroll verdicts.

Reuters.

2025

Bondi told Trump his name appears in DOJ files; DOJ limits releases.

Reuters; PBS; ABC; Al Jazeera.

References

  1. New York Magazine / Intelligencer, Trump–Epstein history — https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-epstein-files-friends-relationship-history.html
  2. AP: 1992 Mar-a-Lago video — https://apnews.com/article/156bf74aa00640969bbf57011b8395f1
  3. CNBC/NBC archive video (1992) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLcfpU2cubo
  4. Reuters: Carroll $5M verdict (May 9, 2023) — https://www.reuters.com/legal/jurors-set-deliberate-civil-rape-case-against-donald-trump-2023-05-09/
  5. Reuters: $83.3M defamation verdict upheld (Apr 25, 2024) — https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-rejects-trump-bid-throw-out-writers-833-mln-defamation-verdict-2024-04-25/
  6. Reuters: Appeal not reconsidered (Jun 13, 2025) — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-wont-reconsider-trumps-5-million-loss-e-jean-carroll-2025-06-13/
  7. DocumentCloud: Maxwell case flight logs — https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21165424-epstein-flight-logs-released-in-usa-vs-maxwell/
  8. Miami Herald: Trump flew more times than first reported — https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article256740662.html
  9. Politico: Jane Doe 2016 suit dropped — https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit-dropped-230770
  10. Courthouse News: Jane Doe refiled — https://www.courthousenews.com/rape-allegations-refiled-against-trump/
  11. The New Yorker: Ivana deposition (Lost Tycoon) — https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/documenting-trumps-abuse-of-women
  12. ABC News: Ivana later statement — https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-wife-ivana-disavows-rape-allegation/story?id=32732204
  13. TIME: List of accusers — https://time.com/5058646/donald-trump-accusers/
  14. VICE: Miss Teen USA dressing room accounts — https://www.vice.com/en/article/former-miss-teen-usa-contestants-say-trump-walked-in-on-them-changing-vgtrn/
  15. CBS News: Cohen 'spousal rape' claim + correction — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lawyer-you-cannot-rape-your-spouse/
  16. Washington Post: Spousal rape is a crime; background — https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/28/trumps-lawyer-defended-him-by-saying-you-cant-rape-a-spouse-thats-not-true/
  17. Reuters: Pam Bondi told Trump his name appears in files — https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-was-told-he-is-epstein-files-wall-street-journal-reports-2025-07-23/
  18. PBS NewsHour: DOJ memo limiting further releases — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-to-know-about-the-dismissal-of-the-epstein-files-by-trumps-justice-department
  19. ABC News: When Trump's name appears in DOJ 'phase one' files — https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-trumps-appeared-epstein-files-doj-released/story?id=123848078
  20. TIME: Timeline 2025 — https://time.com/7302268/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-timeline-relationship-2/
  21. Al Jazeera: Timeline & birthday letter dispute — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/how-well-did-trump-and-epstein-really-know-each-other-a-timeline
  22. House Judiciary PDF: Wolff 'Epstein tapes' claims — https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU08/20250227/117951/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf