Jeffrey Epstein 'was afraid of Donald Trump before his suicide', author claims

Prince Andrew's paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein was "afraid" of Donald Trump earlier his suicide

Prince Andrew's paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein was "afraid" of Donald Trump successful his last years, an American writer has claimed.

In the latest occurrence of his podcast Fire and Fury , Michael Wolff recounted however the financier allegedly grew wary of the erstwhile president aft years of relationship and rivalry. "When I was penning Fire and Fury , I became an outlet for Epstein to explicit his incredulity astir idiosyncratic whose sins helium knew truthful well, and past this idiosyncratic really being elected president," Wolff told co-host James Truman.

"Epstein was utterly preoccupied with Trump, and I think, frankly, acrophobic of him." Epstein's narration with Trump reportedly began successful the precocious 1980s, with the 2 men bonding implicit money, women, and a shared "playboy" manner successful Palm Beach, Florida.

"Epstein knew him, really, I think, amended than most. I mean, this was a existent BFF situation: 2 playboys precise overmuch styling themselves arsenic playboys successful that Hefner sense, who palled astir for the amended portion of 15 years," Wolff added.

The writer said how, astatine 1 point, Epstein allegedly told him that helium and the spot mogul erstwhile "shared" a girlfriend. "They were some openly, perchance proudly, going retired with the aforesaid miss astatine the aforesaid time," Wolff claimed. According to the writer, the men’s narration began to autumn isolated successful 2004 during a high-profile bidding warfare implicit the Maison de L'Amitié estate, adjacent to Trump's Mar-a-Lago.

Epstein claimed helium had asked Trump for proposal connected moving the swimming pool, but "Trump went astir Epstein's backmost and bid $40 cardinal for the house." Wolff described the falling-out arsenic a "classic affluent feline breakdown," with Epstein allegedly telling him helium was "really, really, truly p*****."

From that point, helium believed Trump had begun targeting him. Wolff alleged that the Wall Street financier blamed his erstwhile pal for tipping disconnected authorities successful 2005, triggering the probe that yet led to his procuring a insignificant for enactment conviction.

When asked if Trump knew Epstein "was hanging retired with underage girls," Wolff responded, "Trump was surely benignant of successful and retired of Epstein's location and world, truthful I deliberation knew thing astir that." Previously, it was reported Trump ended his relationship with Epstein, having him "thrown retired of Mar-A-Lago aft learning of his alleged sex-trafficking activities.

Wolff claims that Epstein confided successful him his heavy unease astir Trump to him successful 2017, who by past was president. "When Epstein and I were talking astir this, Trump was present the president of the United States, and I deliberation frightening," Wolff said. "I couldn't assistance but feeling that determination was a level of idiosyncratic fearfulness there."

Others adjacent to Epstein besides reportedly confirmed his concerns. "I was ever startled however acrophobic helium seemed astir Trump," Wolff added. "And I've spoken to respective different radical who knew Epstein well. They marque the aforesaid point. And I cognize that Epstein would emphasise however helium believed Trump was susceptible of doing anything. He had nary scruples."

Wolff said helium urged Epstein to spell nationalist with his allegations, but the financier allegedly dismissed the suggestion, insisting that the writer was "unaware of however the existent satellite operated." Epstein died by termination successful a national jailhouse compartment successful 2019 arsenic helium awaited proceedings aft being arrested connected kid sex-trafficking charges.

Wolff's allegations person been fiercely rejected by the Trump campaign, which accused him of being a "disgraced writer who routinely fabricates lies successful bid to merchantability fabrication books due to the fact that helium intelligibly has nary morals oregon ethics."

A spokesperson for Trump's statesmanlike run said, "He waited until days earlier the predetermination to marque outlandish mendacious smears, each successful an effort to prosecute successful blatant predetermination interference connected behalf of Kamala Harris. He's a failed writer that is resorting to lying for attention."