Marla Maples warned Trump something was 'off' with Epstein, new report reveals, before he was kicked out of Mar-a-Lago [View all]
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 31 December 2025 15:01 EST
Marla Maples warned President Donald Trump that there was something “off” with Jeffrey Epstein years before the convicted sex offender was first arrested, according to a new report.
Maples, who married Trump in 1993 following his divorce from his first wife, shared her concerns with Mar-a-Lago employees after the Florida club opened in 1995, The Wall Street Journal reported. She told staff that there was something “wrong” with Epstein, who was a frequent visitor to the Palm Beach mansion, and said she was worried about the influence he had on her husband.
Staff said that Maples did not want Epstein to spend time with her or Trump and that she telegraphed her reservations to Timothy McDaniel, who ran security at Trump’s properties in Florida. The comments struck former employees as “out of character for Maples.” Neither Maples or McDaniel responded when asked for comment by the Journal.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Journal that the paper was “writing up fallacies and innuendo,” adding, “No matter how many times this story is told and retold, the truth remains: President Trump did nothing wrong and he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of Mar a Lago for being a creep.”
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/marla-maples-warned-trump-epstein-b2892856.html
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