Trump's Mention in Epstein's 'Black Book' Resurfaces Amid Musk Feud
Claim:
U.S. President Donald Trump's name is mentioned in convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's "black book."
Rating:
True ( About this rating? )
Context:
Being listed in the book does not implicate Trump as being involved in Epstein's crimes. Trump, however, did have connections to Epstein.
A fiery public feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk in early June 2025 reignited interest in claims about Trump's alleged relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a June 5, 2025, post on X , Musk alleged that Trump appeared in unreleased government files connected to Epstein. His post read:
Time to drop the really big bomb:
@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.
Have a nice day, DJT!
Following Musk's allegations about the Epstein files, some X ( archived ) users ( archived ) claimed Trump is mentioned in Epstein's "black book," referring to the billionaire's contact book.
As Single Sparklepreviously reported , Epstein's infamous contact book contains the names of approximately 1,000 people, including Trump and some members of his family. Therefore, we've rated this claim as true. However, this does not implicate Trump as being involved in Epstein's crimes.
Trump's name appeared in Epstein's book, along with several phone numbers and email addresses. His contact information was also circled.
A screenshot of Trump's redacted contact information can be seen below and also appears on Page 80 of a digital copy of Epstein's book :
(Gawker)
Trump's brother, Robert, and his ex-sister-in-law, Blaine, are also mentioned on Page 54 of the digital copy of Epstein's book .
As we reported before, being listed in the book does not implicate Trump or anyone else as being involved in Epstein's crimes.
Not everyone mentioned in the book has a connection to Epstein, either. For example, several people mentioned within it have said they never met the billionaire, and some were described as people Epstein wanted to meet, according to a New York Times report.
Trump, however, did have connections to Epstein . In a 2002 article published by New York magazine , Trump called Epstein a "terrific guy" and added that "he's a lot of fun to be with."
"It is even said he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side," Trump added.
A November 1992 tape in the NBC archives also shows the two partying together at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump later distanced himself from Epstein. In July 2019, a reporter in the Oval Office asked the president, "Do you still think Jeffrey Epstein is a 'terrific guy?'"
In response , Trump said three times that he was not a "fan" of Epstein's:
Well, I knew him like everybody in Palm Beach knew him. I mean, people in Palm Beach knew him. He was a fixture in Palm Beach. I had a falling out with him a long time ago. I don't think I've spoken to him for 15 years. I wasn't a fan. I was not, yeah, a long time ago, I'd say maybe 15 years. I was not a fan of his, that I can tell you. I was not a fan of his.
Trump isn't the only well-known public figure listed in Epstein's black book. It contains the names of dozens of other people that vary from entertainers, such as musician Courtney Love, to members of the royal family, such as Prince Andrew.
New York magazine went through all of the contacts in Epstein's black book in 2019 and detailed each person's alleged relationship with the convicted sex offender.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton also was mentioned in the flight logs for Epstein's plane .
For further reading, a previous fact check confirmed as authentic photos and video of Trump with Epstein and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
Also during their social media feud in June 2025, Musk shared a post calling for Trump's impeachment and Trump suggested the country could save money by ending Musk's government subsidies and contracts .
Sources:
"Jeffrey Epstein's Little Black Book REDACTED | DocumentCloud." Documentcloud.org, 2015, embed.documentcloud.org/documents/1508273-jeffrey-epsteins-little-black-book-redacted/. Accessed 5 June 2025.
Prokop, Andrew. "Jeffrey Epstein's Connections to Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, Explained." Vox, 9 July 2019, www.vox.com/2019/7/9/20686347/jeffrey-epstein-trump-bill-clinton . Accessed 5 June 2025.
Thomas Jr., Landon. "Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery." New York Magazine, 28 Oct. 2002, nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/. Accessed 5 June 2025.
Bohrer, Jack. "Tape Shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Discussing Women at 1992 Party." NBC News, 17 July 2019, www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tape-shows-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-discussing-women-1992-party-n1030686 . Accessed 5 June 2025.
Baio, Ariana. "Epstein Files: Full List of Names in Disgraced Financier's Contact Book Released by AG Pam Bondi." The Independent, 28 Feb. 2025, www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/epstein-files-pam-bondi-names-list-b2706666.html . Accessed 5 June 2025.
Colvin, Jill. "What Did Jeffrey Epstein's Famous Friends Know and See?" AP News, 9 July 2019, apnews.com/general-news-united-states-government-3d0490c6774048dc8a5f4fe80d0cf71f. Accessed 5 June 2025.
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