'Have you socialized with him?': Video of Epstein from 2010 shows him being asked if he'd been with Trump

WASHINGTON, DC: The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein appears to be dragging President Donald Trump right back into the muck.

An eyebrow-raising clip unearthed by liberal attack dog MeidasTouch showed the disgraced financier swatting away questions about his ties to Trump. More specifically, his potential involvement with “females under the age of 18” in the presence of Trump. 

The footage was taken from a March 17, 2010, deposition and isn’t new, but the internet’s got a short memory, and MeidasTouch co-founder Ben Meiselas knows exactly how to push its buttons.

Jeffrey Epstein video resurfaces, and Donald Trump’s name comes up

Jeffrey Epstein is grilled by an attorney in the aforementioned clip.

"Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump?" an attorney asks, to which Epstein responds, “What do you mean by ‘personal relationship,’ sir?”

“Have you socialized with him?” the attorney continues. “Yes, sir,” Epstein answers.

The attorney then asks, "Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18?"

Epstein takes a pause and slightly shakes his head before responding, “Though l’d like to answer that question, at least today, l’m going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.”

Meiselas pointed out on X (formerly Twitter), “Note how Epstein clearly answers the first question in the clip with a ‘yes’—and then pivots to asserting his rights in the follow-up question.”

ABC World News Tonight even ran the clip on-air, as per Mediaite.

Critics of the video, however, say the clip is cherry-picked and misleading, pointing out that Epstein had invoked his rights in response to multiple questions and not just those involving Trump.

Still, the video has racked up hundreds of thousands of views and drawn more criticism towards the Trump administration’s handling of documents related to Epstein.

Jeffrey Epstein’s little black book

The resurfaced video also revived interest in Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous phone book, which surfaced in a 2016 Vice report.

Trump is reportedly mentioned in it 14 times, listed under a special section labeled “Jeffrey,” which included other high-profile names like Ehud Barak, Alan Dershowitz, then-Senator John Kerry, George Mitchell, DC lobbyist Thomas Quinn, and David Rockefeller

The book reportedly also included emergency lines, car numbers, and contact info for his security guard and houseman. The listing also featured contacts of the president's late ex-wife Ivana Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump, and the late financier's brother Robert Epstein.

The alphabetized list up front featured Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, former Senator Edward Kennedy, GOP figure Jon Huntsman, Henry Kissinger, businessman David Koch, and sugar baron Jose "Pepe" Fanjul.

Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein keep boiling over

The Donald Trump-Jeffrey Epstein saga just refuses to die — now more than ever, thanks to the Trump administration’s ongoing stonewalling over what’s been dubbed the "Epstein files" It is now week three of the feds’ tight-lipped treatment of any documents linking Trump to the disgraced financier.

Meanwhile, a Wall Street Journal report states that Attorney General Pam Bondi informed Trump back in May that his name appeared in the documents related to Epstein. The White House has since fired back, calling it a “fake news story.” Officials are also doubling down that being listed doesn’t equal wrongdoing.

Despite promising to release the full Epstein files during last year’s campaign trail, Trump has left supporters waiting for the so-called “client list.” The feds aren’t helping either, especially after a recent memo from the DOJ and FBI declared that no such list exists.

Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The memo reaffirmed that he died by suicide amid speculations of a possible cover-up.