Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Pam Bondi With Donald Trump And Jeffrey Epstein -- It's A Belgian Model

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  • by: Alan Duke
Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Pam Bondi With Donald Trump And Jeffrey Epstein -- It's A Belgian Model Not Pam Bondi

Does a photo show Pam Bondi with Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: The image being widely shared across social platforms with the claim it shows the future Attorney General Bondi with Trump and Epstein is real, but the blonde woman is Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve, according to the photo agency that owns the photograph. The Getty Images licensing website said it was taken by photographer Sonia Moskowitz at a Victoria's Secret party in New York City on April 28, 1997.

The claim appeared across social platforms, including in a post (archived here) published on October 8, 2025. The photo caption read:

COMEY YOU ARE INDICTED AND THE CASE SHOULD BE DROPPED! CONFLICT OF INTEREST BONDI. NICE SHEER BLACK GOWN! TRUMP, BONDI, AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

This is what one of the posts looked like at the time of writing:

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(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of Threads)

That is not Bondi in the photo. It is Ingrid Seynhaeve, a Belgian model who attended the same party as Trump and Epstein in 1997. This is not a newly-discovered photograph. The Getty Images licensing website (archived here) includes the image for licensing to publishers. The caption reads:

Donald Trump, Ingrid Seynhaeve And Jeffrey Epstein
American businessman and ex-president Donald Trump, Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve, and American businessman Jeffrey Epstein attend the Victoria's Secret 'Angels' party on April 28, 1997 in New York City. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images).

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(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of gettyimages.com)

Most false claims using this photo focus on Bondi's role as President Trump's Attorney General and her statements about the FBI's Jeffrey Epstein case files. The example above references the federal indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on charges of obstruction of justice and lying to Congress. The implication is that Bondi is following Trump's orders because she was associated with Epstein.

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  Alan Duke

Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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