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Has Virginia Giuffre ever publicly accused Donald Trump in sworn testimony or only in interviews?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows Virginia Giuffre publicly denied witnessing or alleging any wrongdoing by Donald Trump both in sworn deposition testimony and in her posthumous memoir; news outlets cite a withdrawn 2011 claim and later sworn statements saying she could not recall seeing Trump with Epstein or at Epstein’s homes [1] [2]. Multiple outlets — ABC News, Newsweek, CBS, TIME and others — report Giuffre described meeting Trump at Mar-a-Lago but did not accuse him of misconduct in sworn depositions or her book [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. What Giuffre has publicly said in sworn testimony: she disavowed implicating Trump
Reporting makes clear Giuffre gave sworn deposition testimony in which she withdrew or could not corroborate earlier press claims that she had seen Trump with Epstein; ABC News states she “withdrew that claim in a sworn deposition and said she could not recall ever seeing Epstein and Trump at the same time or seeing Trump at one of Epstein’s homes” [1]. Newsweek likewise says Giuffre “repeatedly refuted allegations that President Donald Trump was involved in the crimes of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein” in sworn testimony [2].
2. What she wrote in her memoir and other public statements: a meeting but no accusation
Giuffre’s posthumous memoir and interviews, as summarized by CBS News and others, describe meeting Trump once at Mar-a-Lago and portray him as “couldn't have been friendlier,” but do not accuse him of sexual wrongdoing [3]. TIME and Fox News coverage of the memoir likewise note she did not allege Trump committed abuse and that her accounts place Trump as a background figure in her early Mar-a-Lago recollections [4] [5].
3. The one earlier press claim and the timeline of withdrawal
Several outlets cite an early 2011 newspaper piece that quoted Giuffre or attributed encounters including Trump; ABC and others report she later withdrew that specific claim under oath [1]. Newsweek also references a November 2016 deposition unsealed with the Epstein document releases in which Giuffre said, “I don't think Donald Trump participated in anything,” reinforcing her later sworn position [2].
4. How others — White House, family, and media — have used her statements
The White House and White House press secretary invoked Giuffre’s statements to push back against email revelations and reporting linking Trump to Epstein, asserting Giuffre “repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever” [4]. Giuffre’s family, however, reacted to recent Trump comments about Mar-a-Lago with shock and asked him not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, indicating they see Giuffre’s broader experience with Epstein as inconsistent with Trump’s invocation of her name [6] [7].
5. What the newly released emails reignited — and what reporting does not say
Recent releases of Epstein-era emails prompted media scrutiny because an email referred to a victim who “spent hours” with Trump at Epstein’s house; outlets report the White House identified that victim as Giuffre and used her prior statements to contest the suggested narrative [8] [4]. Available sources do not establish that Giuffre provided new sworn testimony accusing Trump after those emails were released; instead, reporting cites her prior sworn depositions and memoir where she did not allege misconduct by Trump [1] [2] [3].
6. Competing perspectives and why this matters
One camp — including the White House and some conservative outlets — emphasizes Giuffre’s sworn statements and memoir excerpts absolving Trump of observed wrongdoing and uses them to dispute implications from Epstein’s emails [4] [9]. Other voices, including Giuffre’s family and critics, argue that Trump’s public comments and any connections to Epstein deserve fuller transparency and that invoking Giuffre’s name in political defense is insensitive to her ordeal [7] [6]. Both perspectives rely on the same public materials but draw different inferences about what those materials prove about Trump’s awareness or conduct.
7. Limits of current reporting and unanswered questions
Available reporting documents Giuffre’s sworn depositions and memoir statements that do not accuse Trump [1] [3], and it records the White House’s identification of her as the redacted “victim” in certain emails [4]. What the sources do not provide is any newly unambiguous sworn testimony from Giuffre after the latest email releases that accuses Trump — reporting simply references her earlier sworn denials and memoir [2] [1]. Investigative and legal records not cited here may exist, but they are not in the provided reporting.
Bottom line: according to the cited coverage, Virginia Giuffre made public sworn statements and memoir accounts in which she did not accuse Donald Trump of wrongdoing; early press claims about meetings were later withdrawn under oath and her posthumous book describes meeting Trump at Mar-a-Lago without alleging abuse [1] [2] [3].