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Are there photos or videos of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell?
Executive summary
Photographs and video showing Donald Trump together with Jeffrey Epstein — and images that include Ghislaine Maxwell alongside them — do exist in public archives: notable examples include a 1997 photo of Trump and Epstein at Mar-a-Lago and images and footage from events in 1993, the late 1990s and 2000 that show the three in proximity or the same group shots [1] [2] [3]. Reporting and image repositories such as Getty, CNN and several news outlets have published or reviewed these photos and videos, although the context and timing of those images vary and do not by themselves prove criminal involvement [4] [2] [3].
1. What images and footage exist — specific examples and outlets
News outlets and photo agencies have published multiple photographs and some video clips that place Trump, Epstein and Maxwell together or in the same events. CNN, The Guardian and other outlets reported on photos from Trump’s 1993 wedding showing Epstein among guests, and on a 1997 photograph of Epstein and Trump posing at Mar‑a‑Lago; separate images from 2000 show Trump, Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew at a Mar‑a‑Lago charity fundraiser [5] [1] [2]. Getty Images maintains searchable editorial collections linking Trump and Maxwell in event photos across the 1990s and early 2000s [4].
2. Video evidence: what has been shown and how it’s been used
Archived video footage has been published or re‑circulated showing Epstein and Trump socializing at parties in the 1990s, including two Victoria’s Secret events where they appear talking and laughing; CNN published such clips and other outlets have widely circulated them [2] [6]. Reporting emphasizes that much of this material predates Epstein’s publicly known criminal convictions and that footage generally shows social interaction rather than any illegal activity [2] [3].
3. Photographs including Ghislaine Maxwell — frequency and provenance
Several outlets and photo agencies document Maxwell appearing in the same photos as Trump and Epstein: the Palm Beach Post and Getty images, among others, have published group photographs from Mar‑a‑Lago and social functions [2] [7] [4]. Forbes and past reporting catalog multiple occasions in the 1990s and early 2000s when Trump and Maxwell were photographed together, often in crowded social settings [8] [6].
4. What the photos and videos show — and what they do not prove
Published photos and video reliably show social contact and attendance at the same events; they do not by themselves establish knowledge of or participation in crimes. Multiple outlets stress that the newly surfaced emails and files add "detail" about past relationships but do not constitute "smoking guns" proving criminal culpability [3] [1]. House committee document releases include emails in which Epstein referenced Trump in ways that have been interpreted differently by partisan actors, but the images themselves remain photographic evidence of association, not legal proof [1] [9].
5. Disagreements in reporting and political uses of the imagery
Media coverage reflects competing narratives. Some Democratic officials and outlets highlight the images and newly released Epstein emails to question what Trump knew and when [1] [10]. The White House and Trump allies have pushed back, calling selective email releases a smear and noting that plaintiffs like Virginia Giuffre did not accuse Trump of wrongdoing in her public statements — a point CNN and others relay while also noting gaps in available proof [3] [9]. Fox News in the past even cropped an image that originally showed Trump with Epstein and Maxwell, prompting controversy and an apology — an illustration of how imagery can be edited or framed for political effect [11].
6. Where to find the material and verifications
Photo agencies (Getty, archive collections) and major news organizations (CNN, The Guardian, Forbes, NBC cited by others) have published or reviewed the relevant images and clips; those are the primary sources reporters cite when documenting the visual record [4] [2] [6]. Some reporting references Palm Beach Post prints and photographer archives for specific event photos [2] [5]. When seeking originals, look for the outlet’s captioned images and the image‑agency metadata for dates and photographer credits [4] [7].
7. Limitations, unanswered questions, and how to interpret the record
Available reporting documents multiple photographs and some video placing Trump, Epstein and Maxwell at shared events, but that record is limited to social context and does not by itself establish criminal conduct or detailed chronology of private interactions [2] [3]. House‑released emails raise additional questions about who Epstein claimed had spent time with Trump, but those emails’ redactions and competing interpretations mean available sources do not definitively resolve what Trump knew or did [1] [9]. Journalists and researchers should treat the images as corroborated evidence of association and public socializing, and rely on court records and unredacted documentary evidence for claims about wrongdoing.
If you want, I can list specific published photos and links (Getty/CNN/Guardian) from the reporting above and summarize the captions and metadata each outlet provides [4] [2] [5].