Back in 2002, when Jeffrey Epstein was known only as a mysterious financial whiz with a private island and a roster of A-list friends, being friendly with him was something to boast about. And Donald Trump did. I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy," Trump told New York Magazine that year for a story headlined "Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery." "He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it - Jeffrey enjoys his social life." Now, Epstein is in jail, charged with sex trafficking by federal prosecutors who allege he abused dozens of female minors in New York and Palm Beach, Fla. He is no longer a friend anyone would want to claim. And now, Trump doesn't. Alan Garten, an attorney for the Trump Organization, has said Trump had "no relationship" with Epstein. Outside of Trump's own words, there is clear evidence that the two men - both members of the same highflying societies in Manhattan and Palm Beach - socialized together in the past. One of Epstein's alleged victims, Virginia Giuffre, was a towel girl in the Mar-a-Lago locker room when she was "recruited" at the club by Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, according to Giuffre's attorney. Maxwell asked Giuffre whether she would like to earn money and learn how to give massages, which led to Epstein sexually abusing her at his homes in Palm Beach and New York, according to Giuffre's lawsuit against Maxwell.