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After split with Trump, Epstein said he could ‘take him down’

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A statue depicting US President Donald Trump (left) and Jeffrey Epstein in Washington.

A statue depicting US President Donald Trump (left) and Jeffrey Epstein in Washington.

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David Enrich, Nicholas Confessore, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Steve Eder

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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump’s long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein came to an apparent end in the mid-2000s.

But Epstein remained intently focused on Mr Trump for years afterwards, seeking to exploit the remnants of their relationship up until his arrest on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019.

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