The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago's Spa
Donald Trump,Jeffrey Epstein,Wall Street Journal,Mar-A-Lago,Criminal Justice,Politicians,Sexual Misconduct,Justice Department
Jeffrey Epstein wasn't just a frequent visitor to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The club was also sending spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein's nearby mansion for massages, manicures and other spa services, according to former Mar-a-Lago and Epstein employees.
The house calls went on for years, even as spa employees warned each other about Epstein, who was known among staff for being sexually suggestive and exposing himself during the appointments, according to the former Mar-a-Lago employees...
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