Trump says Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago staff role

President says pair fell out because Epstein poached staffers, including Epstein accuser who died in April

Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender he socialized with for more than a decade, stole" Virginia Giuffre and other young female staffers whom he hired away from the president's Mar-a-Lago country club.

Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington from Scotland, Trump was asked to elaborate on his earlier comments about falling out with Epstein because he took employees from his business. The president said on Monday that he had kicked Epstein out of his club because he did something that was inappropriate" - specifically, that he stole people that worked for me".