Photos from 1993 show Jeffrey Epstein attending Trump's wedding amid scrutiny over ties
Not only this, the duo could be seen laughing and chatting with each other, CNN reported citing a footage from a 1999 Victoria's Secret fashion event in New York. A review of archival video of Trump at events in the 1990s and 2000s by CNN's KFile helped uncover the raw footage of the event.
The revelations come amid increased scrutiny over the relationship between Trump and Epstein as the former's base of Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters expressed furore over the release of Epstein files, while criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi for her stance against the same, and for staying away from transparency in the matter.
A letter sent by the White House Communications Director Steven Cheung to CNN stated, 'These are nothing more than out-of-context frame grabs of innocuous videos and pictures of widely attended events to disgustingly infer something nefarious.'
'The fact is that the President kicked him out of his club for being a creep. This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media,' the letter read.
Photographer at Trump's wedding
Trump and Epstein is believed to have met around 1990, which entailed regular interactions between them in Palm Beach and New York. According to a report by NBC News in 2019, footage of a party showed Trump socializing with Epstein in 1992.
In October 1993, photographer Dafydd Jones took photos at the opening of the Harley Davidson Cafe in New York, capturing Trump and Epstein together. Just two months later, in December that year, Jones was assigned by a media organization to photograph Trump's wedding. One of the photographs he took then was that of Epstein entering the event, CNN described.
Another photograph accessed by CNN showed Epstein smiling in the background — his head just visible between other guests who were posing for a group picture.
LIFE's collection of photos of Trump's wedding are available online over Google Images and Shutterstock, and a CNN review found multiple photographs with Epstein.
Duo at fashion events and private jets
The duo could also be seen in photographs dated back to 1999, as per the CNN report.
Before this, they were spotted then at a Victoria's Secret 'Angels' party in Manhattan in 1997. Epstein's presence at the party reflects his ties with the founder of the lingerie company Leslie H. Wexner, a billionaire businessman who handed Epstein sweeping power over his finances, philanthropy and private life within years of meeting him, the New York Times highlighted.
BREAKING! Holy crap!
CNN just released exclusive new video of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein hanging out at the 1999 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, as well as images of Epstein at Trump's second wedding.
No wonder why Trump is trying to deflect with Obama claims pic.twitter.com/9Sk0CN63fc
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) July 22, 2025
Describing his association with Epstein, Trump, in 2002, told the New York magazine, 'I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy.' Over four years in the 1990s, Trump flew on Epstein's Boeing 727 at least seven times, largely traveling between Palm Beach and a private airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, just outside New York, the NYT mentioned.
Scrutiny over ties between Trump and Epstein
Trump and Epstein went separate ways after a falling-out around 2004, taking significantly different paths — one toward jail and suicide, the other towards the White House.
In 2019, Epstein was arrested and charged with federal sex-trafficking offenses, after prosecutors accused him of engaging in sex with teenage girls between 2002 and 2005.
The offender killed himself in New York jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial. While his death has ruled a suicide, a wave of conspiracy theories emerged due to his well-documented connections to famous and powerful public figures.
Trump has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein case, and has so far stood by his statement that he had 'no idea' that Epstein was abusing young women. The US President, who is facing growing backlash over suspicions that his administration is shielding powerful names tied to the convicted sex offender, insisted he supports releasing any 'credible' information, The Indian Express reported.
Last week, Trump, sued the publishers of the Wall Street Journal and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch seeking $10 billion in damages over a report about a collection of letters gifted to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, which had a note bearing President Donald Trump's name and a sexually suggestive drawing.
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