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Damn: Trump is an idiot. You can put 2 and 2 together.
1. Trump said that JEFF AND Maxwell 'stole' Virginia in 2000.
2. Virginia was immediately put into sex service for 2 years until she left Epstein's in 2002.
3. YET Trump remained close friends with both Epstein and Maxwell from 1985 to 2005
4. During those years Trump and Epstein lived 1 mile apart in NYC.
5. Trump bought Mar A Lago in 1985 and Epstein bought a nearby home in 1990 in Palm Beach
6. So Trump could visit Epstein during his lunch break in NY and Palm Beach
7. And Trump said he knew nothing of Epstein's illicit activities yet in 2003 for jeff's 50th
Trump wrote: "we have secrets never to share". What the hell were those?
8. Trump's young 16 year old spa helper Virginia was suddenly swept away by Maxwell in 2000.
and now Trump says they stopped being friends because Jeff 'stole' workers. Trump remained his closest friend for 5 MORE YEARS.
9. Supposedly it was a real estate deal in 2005 that caused the two to be 'less friendly'.
Nothing that Trump keeps saying makes sense. don has a NEW reason every day. And this one only makes his illicit connection to Epstein and Maxwell even deeper. So he remained friends and best friends for 5 more years after Virrginia was stolen? BS. Trump set up girls for Maxwell is obvious. Any young pretty ones he'd just call Maxwell to come on over - "the price is right' and best of all I can dingle with them now at Jeffrey's house a mile away. I couldn't at mar a lago...I had wives around and members. Don't dilly where you dally.
Something smells: Note how Trump knew exactly where the teenager* was working and when Jeffrey "stole' her. What BS. Trump liked what he saw. Knew he couldn't at his place so he calls Maxwell. "I've got a hot one for you and Jeffy" Once at your place down the block from me, I'll be over. Good friends will always KEEP SECRETS. (*Virginia G)