There are pictures of Trump's association with Epstein and they go back 20 years; around 1999. The accusations of Epstein's sex trafficking is from 2002-2005. Trump says he hasn't spoken to him in over 15 years appears to be accurate.
Trump stopped talking to him over 15 years ago perhaps for good reason.
What is concerning is Billy Bob's association with Epstein which is much more recent and frequent (26 trips aboard his aircraft) and the flight logs also show within the same time frame of 2002-2005. It has been reported that on 5 of those trips he ditched his Secret Service personnel.
There’s no question the connection to Epstein in Clinton goes more in depth than either has said. It’s also true that both Clinton and Trump are comfortable casual liars. The New Yorker interview, with Trump’s quote about Epstein being fun and liking young women, was in 2002. He was completely aware of who Epstein was and what he was about. It was a phone interview, so there was no reason for him to discuss Epstein and offer the quote, unless he really wanted to.
Also, keep in mind that the Access Hollywood tape of Trump’s famous comments was made in 2005. Given the timeframe and what we know about Epstein and his connections, I wonder what gave Trump the idea he could be so cavalier about how rich and famous people could do whatever they want with women?