What did spa workers do in the employment at mar-a Lago estate, how old were they, and where they engaged in protitution?

1. What spa workers at Mar‑a‑Lago reportedly did: attendants and masseuses

Contemporary reporting describes the staff roles in question as spa attendants, locker‑room attendants or masseuses rather than managerial or unrelated hospitality jobs; Virginia Giuffre’s court filings and social‑security records identified her as a locker‑room spa attendant during the summer of 2000 ^{[3] [2]}. News stories and Trump’s comments refer generically to “people that worked in the spa,” and outlets note Giuffre said she was recruited from that work to become Epstein’s masseuse ^{[1] [4]}.

2. How old were the workers, and the specific Giuffre allegation

Reporting notes that Virginia Giuffre said she worked at Mar‑a‑Lago in 2000 when she was 16; she later alleged in litigation that she was recruited while a minor and subsequently abused ^{[1] [3] [2]}. Trump stated in July 2025 that “the answer is yes, they were” young women when asked if some of the employees were young, and he named Giuffre among those he said Epstein “stole” ^{[1] [5]}.

3. Were Mar‑a‑Lago spa workers engaged in prostitution? What the sources say

Available reporting does not say Mar‑a‑Lago employed spa staff to provide prostitution services on site. Giuffre’s claims — as reported — allege she was recruited from Mar‑a‑Lago into Epstein’s circle and was then abused and forced to perform sexual acts for others; that is an allegation about trafficking and abuse connected to Epstein, not an assertion that Mar‑a‑Lago itself ran a prostitution operation ^{[3] [2]}. News outlets repeatedly emphasize there are “no known records” showing Epstein recruited a wider group from Mar‑a‑Lago beyond the cases reported ^[2].

4. Disagreements, gaps and what reporters note about timelines

News organizations caution about timing and record gaps: Giuffre’s cited employment at Mar‑a‑Lago was in summer 2000, but Trump has praised Epstein publicly later, and the dates of their falling out are unclear; outlets note Epstein remained on Mar‑a‑Lago’s membership rolls into 2007, complicating simple timelines ^{[3] [5]}. The New York Times and PBS flag that Trump’s claim of multiple employees being “taken” hasn’t been independently verified and that there are “no known records” naming other recruited staff ^{[2] [4]}.

5. What Trump and different outlets emphasize — competing framings

Trump frames the conflict as business — Epstein “hired away” or “stole” employees, which he says justified banning Epstein from Mar‑a‑Lago ^{[1] [2]}. Outlets such as PBS, The Guardian and The New York Times report that Trump’s remarks intersect with Giuffre’s allegations and broader criminal findings about Epstein, and they emphasize unanswered questions and lack of independent verification about other employees ^{[3] [5] [2]}. Conservative outlets like Fox News report Trump’s account and note Giuffre’s role in Epstein reporting while reiterating that Mar‑a‑Lago’s wider involvement is unproven in public records ^[6].

6. Limitations in the public record and what is not found in current reporting

Available sources do not provide a roster of other Mar‑a‑Lago spa employees said to have been recruited, documentation that Mar‑a‑Lago employed staff to provide prostitution, or definitive contemporaneous club records showing Epstein’s specific recruitment activity there ^{[2] [4]}. Where sources do report age, they cite Giuffre’s allegation that she was 16 when recruited from Mar‑a‑Lago in 2000 ^{[3] [2]}.

7. What to watch next and why this matters

Journalistic accounts indicate the claims matter because they tie a high‑profile political figure’s past social circle to documented allegations of trafficking and abuse and because Trump’s public framing may influence public perception; outlets continue to probe timing, membership records and confirmations from other potential witnesses ^{[5] [4]}. Given the gaps reporters flag, further documentation — court filings, Mar‑a‑Lago records, or corroborating testimony — would be needed to substantiate broader claims beyond Giuffre’s well‑reported allegation ^[2].

If you want, I can pull together a timeline of Epstein’s membership at Mar‑a‑Lago and media accounts of when Trump says he banned Epstein, using the same sources above.