Donald Trump says Epstein took Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump claimed Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago, leading to Epstein’s expulsion. Photo / Getty Images

Donald Trump has said Jeffrey Epstein may have “stolen” the late Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago staff and that’s one of the reasons he threw him out of the club in 2007.

Australian Giuffre, who lived near Perth, died by suicide in April.

She had claimed she was sex trafficked by Epstein to Prince Andrew, who subsequently abused her. Prince Andrew settled with Giuffre but has always vehemently denied her claims.

Giuffre worked at Mar-a-Lago in 2000 when she was 16 as a locker room attendant.

The US President made the remarks about her as he travelled back from Scotland to the US on Tuesday (local time).

He had been asked to elaborate on the circumstances between him and Epstein falling out.

Trump has said Epstein was a “creep” and he had been poaching his staff from Mar-a-Lago.

Trump described Epstein as a “creep” for poaching young female staff from the club. Photo / Getty Images

“People were taken out of the spa – hired by him – in other words, gone.

“And other people would come and complain, ‘This guy is taking people from the spa’,” he said.

“I told him we don’t want you taking our people, whether it’s spa or not spa.

“He did it again, I said ‘out of here’.”

He was asked whether the poached staff were young women.

“The answer is yes, they were,” Trump said.

He was then asked if one of those people poached by Epstein was Giuffre.

“I think so. He stole her,” he replied.

“And by the way, she had no complaints about us, as you know, none whatsoever,” Trump added.