Trump did charter a plane formerly owned by Epstein. But he didn’t buy it, and it wasn’t the one nicknamed “Lolita Express.”
On Aug. 9, former President Donald Trump traveled to Montana to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is running against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.
Several VERIFY readers asked us if it’s true that Trump used Epstein’s plane, while others asked us if he bought or “inherited” it, as some other viral posts imply.
THE QUESTION
Did Trump’s campaign use a private plane once owned by Jeffrey Epstein?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, Donald Trump’s campaign used a private plane once owned by Jeffrey Epstein. However, claims that Trump used the plane known as “Lolita Express,” or that his campaign purchased the plane, are false.
WHAT WE FOUND
While campaigning in the Rocky Mountain region on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump flew on a Gulfstream G550 jet once owned by Jeffrey Epstein, …