Were underage employees documented working at Mar-a-Lago spa facilities?

1. What the contemporaneous public record says about an underage spa employee

News outlets cite court documents, deposited records and reporting that Virginia Giuffre said she was recruited from Mar‑a‑Lago to work for Epstein while she was a teenager and that Social Security/payroll records submitted in litigation show she was a locker‑room spa attendant there in summer 2000 ^{[1] [2]}. The New York Times and PBS News summarize those filings and reporting when describing Giuffre’s claim that she was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell while working at the club ^{[1] [2]}.

2. What Trump has said and how outlets framed it

In late July 2025, President Trump told reporters Epstein “stole” young women from the Mar‑a‑Lago spa and specifically mentioned Giuffre as one of the people “he stole” ^{[3] [4] [5]}. Outlets such as BBC, NPR, The Hill and Politico quoted his remarks and noted his characterization that the workers “were largely spa workers” ^{[4] [6] [3] [5]}.

3. Limits of the public documentation beyond Giuffre

Multiple news organizations explicitly say it is unclear what other employees Trump may be referring to and that there are “no known records” publicly showing Epstein recruited other staff from Mar‑a‑Lago; the White House did not provide clarification when asked ^[1]. In short, reporting finds documented evidence for Giuffre’s employment claim in litigation records, but not a public paper trail showing multiple underage recruitments from the spa ^[1].

4. Discrepancies and timeline tensions noted by journalists

Several outlets point out chronological tensions: Giuffre’s alleged recruitment from Mar‑a‑Lago is placed in 2000 by her filings and payroll records, while other public interactions between Trump and Epstein occurred afterward, which some reporters flagged as complicating timelines of the falling‑out narrative ^{[7] [2]}. The Guardian and PBS News emphasize that those timelines have raised questions among reporters about when and why Trump banned Epstein from his club ^{[7] [2]}.

5. Competing narratives and implicit agendas to watch

Trump frames the story as a reason for the 20‑year rift — Epstein “hired away” workers — which shifts emphasis away from allegations of abuse and toward a business grievance ^{[3] [5]}. Journalists and outlets (The New York Times, Al Jazeera, NPR) reported the comment while also reiterating Giuffre’s claims of grooming and sexual abuse in separate litigation and reporting, showing competing emphases: the president’s account of being wronged as a business owner versus longstanding allegations that underage women were sexually exploited ^{[1] [8] [6]}.

6. What reporting does not establish (and where sources are silent)

Available sources do not provide public records documenting multiple additional underage employees being recruited from Mar‑a‑Lago beyond Giuffre’s allegations; news outlets explicitly note the absence of such records and that the White House offered no supporting documentation ^[1]. Available reporting does not settle whether Giuffre was 16 or 17 at each specific point referenced in all articles; outlets cite court filings and payroll records but also note some timing ambiguity in the broader public timeline ^{[2] [1]}.

7. Bottom line for readers

There is documented, litigated material showing Virginia Giuffre worked as a Mar‑a‑Lago spa attendant and has alleged recruitment by Epstein while she was a minor ^{[1] [2]}. President Trump’s broader claim that Epstein “stole” multiple young spa workers is supported publicly only by his statements; major outlets report no independent record publicly available showing additional underage recruitments from Mar‑a‑Lago and the White House did not produce corroboration when asked ^{[1] [3]}. Readers should treat the existence of Giuffre’s Mar‑a‑Lago employment as substantiated in reporting, while recognizing that claims of a wider pattern at the club lack the same public documentation according to current reporting ^[1].