He never had a close relationship with Epstein.
Trump fit right in. Epstein and Maxwell invited him everywhere—and Trump reciprocated. At one highly selective party in 1992 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, The New York Times reported, no fewer than 28 attractive young women were flown in to participate in a calendar-girl competition as entertainment.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/jeffrey-epstein-and-donald-trump-epic-bromance