Late one night in 1995, Maria Farmer sat alone in Jeffrey Epstein’s sleek Manhattan office, dressed in nothing but running shorts, when Donald Trump suddenly walked in wearing a suit. He towered over her, staring intently at her bare legs in a way that sent a chill down her spine and made her feel deeply threatened.
Heart pounding, she froze as Epstein rushed in and sharply told Trump, “No, no—she’s not here for you.” The two powerful men stepped aside laughing, and Farmer overheard Trump remark that she looked just 16 years old.
“It was unsettling,” she later told the FBI—first in 1996 and again in 2006—flagging Trump’s close connection to Epstein long before the financier’s crimes shocked the world.
Now, as her firsthand account resurfaces amid fresh scrutiny of the Epstein files, what does this disturbing late-night encounter really say about the two men’s relationship?
Late one night in 1995, artist Maria Farmer says she was sitting alone in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan office when an unexpected visitor entered the room. According to Farmer’s later statements to investigators, Donald Trump—then a well-known New York real estate developer—walked in briefly while she was waiting for Epstein. Farmer later told authorities the moment made her uncomfortable, recalling that Trump looked at her in a way she found unsettling before Epstein quickly returned and intervened.
Farmer has said Epstein told Trump words to the effect of, “No, no—she’s not here for you,” before the two men stepped aside and continued talking elsewhere. She also told investigators she believed she overheard Trump remark that she appeared much younger than she actually was. Farmer described the encounter as disturbing and later reported it to the FBI, first in 1996 and again in 2006, while authorities were gathering information about Epstein and the people in his social circle.
Farmer is considered one of the earliest people to alert law enforcement about Epstein’s behavior. In the mid-1990s she reported allegations involving Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, though her claims did not immediately lead to major criminal charges. Advocates for victims later argued that these early warnings were not taken seriously enough.
Donald Trump has acknowledged that he knew Epstein socially in the 1990s, when Epstein frequently attended gatherings with wealthy and influential figures in New York and Florida. However, Trump has said he later cut ties with Epstein and has denied any involvement in Epstein’s criminal activities. He has not been charged in connection with the case.
In recent years, renewed attention to the Epstein investigations—including documentaries, lawsuits, and newly discussed records—has brought Farmer’s account back into public conversation. While her description of the late-night encounter remains an allegation recorded in interviews rather than a proven event, it has continued to fuel questions about the nature of Epstein’s relationships with powerful figures during that era.
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