Epstein Ex-Secretary Says She Set Up Phone Calls Between Trump And Epstein For Year [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Jun 23, 2026, 08:21 PM EDT


Lesley Groff, former executive secretary for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, told lawmakers that she set up phone calls between her boss and President Donald Trump several times a year for at least a decade, according to a transcript released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee.

Groff, who was hired by Epstein in 2001, told lawmakers she didn’t remember setting up any in-person meetings between the two men, but said it was possible, adding later that she would describe their relationship as “friendly.”

“I suppose they were friendly,” she said. “I don’t know if they had any business going on. That wasn’t something that I asked. That’s not something I discussed with Mr. Epstein or Mr. Trump, so I don’t really know. It’s possible that they were friendly.”. When asked by lawmakers about reports that Epstein kept a photo of himself with Trump on his desk, Groff said she didn’t recall seeing one.

In her opening statement, Groff testified that she handled scheduling Epstein’s daily massages with dozens of various women, including in New York and the United Kingdom. Survivors of Epstein’s abuse, many of whom were minors, have said they were forced to perform massages on him as a pretext to sexual abuse. Groff’s testimony appears to conflict with Vice President JD Vance’s comments last week on The View. The vice president repeatedly pushed back when the hosts pointed to Trump’s longtime friendship with Epstein.

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