Virginia’s grieving family delivers a searing rebuke to Donald Trump’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein merely “stole” young women from Mar-a-Lago’s spa, insisting his words trivialize the calculated grooming and trafficking that destroyed lives.
In July 2025 remarks aboard Air Force One, President Trump said Epstein poached spa employees, including Virginia Giuffre, stating: “He stole her.” He framed this as the breaking point in their friendship, leading to Epstein’s ban from Mar-a-Lago.
Giuffre’s family—still mourning her April suicide at age 41—swiftly condemned the phrasing as dehumanizing and shocking. “She wasn’t stolen—she was preyed upon at his property, at President Trump’s property,” they declared. “‘Stolen’ seems very impersonal. It feels very much like an object, and the survivors are not objects.”
They clarified that convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell targeted their 16-year-old sister in 2000 at Mar-a-Lago, years before Trump’s reported fallout with Epstein. This recruitment initiated years of abuse, during which Giuffre was trafficked to powerful men, including a multimillion-dollar settlement with Prince Andrew.
The family questioned what Trump knew, citing his 2002 praise of Epstein liking “beautiful women… on the younger side.” They demanded transparency amid ongoing Epstein file releases and urged no pardon for Maxwell, serving 20 years: “She is a monster who deserves to rot in prison.”
Giuffre’s courage dismantled Epstein’s network, empowering survivors. Her family insists her story is one of predation, not poaching—Trump’s casual language diminishes the calculated grooming that shattered lives, including hers. As they grieve, they fight to honor her legacy: justice without distortion.
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