President Donald Trump's relationship to Jeffrey Epstein is facing renewed scrutiny after a report about on a suggestive birthday card Trump allegedly gifted Epstein in 2003.

The two socialized together frequently in New York City and Palm Beach from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. In 2002, Trump praised Epstein to a reporter as a “terrific guy” — and curiously added that he “likes beautiful women” on “the younger side.”

Did Epstein introduce Melania to Donald? According to the First Lady’s cryptic social-media post, the answer is “no.”

Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as "fake news." In 2003,

In the swirl of money and suntanned women that was their Palm Beach-and-Manhattan set, Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein spent nearly 15 years mingling side by side as public friends.

Trump has tried to damp down speculation, fanned mainly by Democrats, that the withheld files contain evidence of a deep connection between Trump and Epstein. Trump has reacted with outrage and disdain, even at members of his political base who have pressed for the files to be released.

A woman who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of sexually assaulting her says she told the FBI twice to look into President Trump, The New York Times reported Sunday. The woman, Maria Farmer,

Here is a timeline of Epstein and Trump’s relationship. Though it is not known when Epstein and Trump first met, Trump told New York magazine in 2002 that he had known Epstein for 15 years, which would date back to the late 1980s. “Terrific guy,” Trump said in the 2002 interview.

Professor of Law Melissa Murray is joined on The Beat by Molly Jong-Fast and Michelle Goldberg to discuss the intensifying focus on Donald Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. (The Beat's YouTub