I've never seen evidence that they were great friends. All I've ever seen is one photo and innuendo. Was Trump on the flight logs to the island? Those are all out there and have been for some time.
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Epstein spoke at length about Trump with the author Michael Wolff in August 2017, two years before being found dead in his jail cell.
While Trump was president? That's convenient. Meanwhile, Trump has taken significant action against child trafficking. One account (I can't attribute it) is that once he found out that Epstein was into human (child) trafficking, Trump was never seen with him again.
I am by no means arguing that Trump isn't compromised, but I don't believe any disturbing paintings of him were found in Epstein's NYC mansion.