Trump, Epstein's Real Estate Rivalry

0:00It's April 20th. I'm Corey with The Story. This is Entertainment and celebrity news. Today, driven by AI and built for the culture. Journalist Michael Wolfe dropped a bombshell in his Epstein Diaries, revealing how Jeffrey Epstein looped in Donald Trump for advice on snagging A. Massive oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach back in the early 2000s. Epstein thought the deal for Maison de la Métier was locked, so he brought Trump to walk the grounds and brainstorm moving the swimming pool, seeing. Even as the go-to guy for real construction know-how, Epstein praised Trump's skills in getting dirt-moved and contractors wrangled, even if he trash-talked his finances behind his back. This wasn't just chitchat, it showed Epstein treating Trump like a real estate wizard in their shared elite circle. The property meant everything to Epstein. Real estate was his power play, his stage for status, especially as he hustled with billionaire Leslie Wexner, through the estate's bankruptcy mess. Bigger homes equaled bigger influence in his world.

1:00Then Trump jumped into the bidding war, flipping their co-lab into stray competition over Palm Beach's crown jewel. Wolfe calls this the crack that split their friendship for good, reshaping everything down the line. Wolfe series, fresh on sub-stack from his old chats with Epstein, paints this rivalry as the real turning point in their saga.