Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein may have secretly sex-trafficked an underage girl across state lines aboard Donald Trump's private jet - right under the now president's nose, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Epstein, who was accused with sex-trafficking underage girls, flew from New York to Palm Beach, Florida in 2000 on Trump's plane, according to an unearthed article from a now defunct golf magazine.

Along for the ride was his then-girlfriend and close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who has herself been accused of grooming underage girls for sex with Epstein.

Now in a bombshell claim, the journalist who wrote the original article has revealed there was also an 'underage-looking' girl with Epstein and Maxwell aboard the jet.

Veteran reporter Michael Corcoran said he traveled with Trump in March 2000 to write an in-depth profile about the then-business mogul, who was also an avid golfer, for Maximum Golf magazine.

The now 54-year-old says he vividly remembers Epstein, Maxwell and a young girl turning up to board the Boeing 727 at New York's LaGuardia airport because Trump was mad that they were running late and screamed at them when they arrived.

There's no evidence Trump had any knowledge of Epstein's sordid private life or alleged sex-trafficking activity.

Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein may have secretly sex-trafficked an underage girl across state lines aboard Donald Trump's private jet - right under the now president's nose, DailyMail.com can reveal

Epstein, who was accused of sex-trafficking underage girls, flew from New York to Palm Beach, Florida in March 2000 on Trump's plane, according to an unearthed article from a now defunct golf magazine. Veteran reporter Michael Corcoran (right) said he traveled with Trump and vividly remembers Epstein, Maxwell and a young girl turning up to board the plane

The now 54-year-old journalist says Epstein, Maxwell and a young girl were so late turning up to board Trump's plane at New York's LaGuardia airport because Trump was mad that they were running late and screamed at them when they arrived. Pictured: Trump's plane in 2006

'Never be late for someone else's plane,' Trump is quoted as saying in the article, which was headlined 'TRUMPED Jetting and Betting with The Donald.'

In an exclusive interview Corcoran told DailyMail.com that the girl who arrived with Epstein and Maxwell was aged 'anywhere between 15 and 20' but looked like she had been 'made up' to look older.

'I remember flying on Trump's plane from LaGuardia to Palm Beach, with Trump and Melania and some of his relatives on board,' the writer said.

'Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the girl in question were late for the appointed take off time, which is why I remember it so well.

'Trump was extremely angry about that, he was screaming, "never be late for someone else's plane, that's the number one rule."

'But he liked him enough to wait. When they boarded the plane, we took off very soon after, and we were never introduced, nor did I ever speak to Epstein, Maxwell, or the girl, that I can remember.

'What I do remember thinking about the girl though is that she was pretty, attractive. She was of an indeterminate age, though I realized she was young - I thought she could be anywhere from 15 to 20.

'She seemed to want to go unnoticed, she didn't talk to anybody and decided to be a wallflower while we were on the plane.

'Her hair was darkish - a shade of brown, and she had a nice figure. My only interaction with her was bumping into her and saying "hi" as I searched for a bathroom (which were not marked like on a commercial airliner). I only realized that a particular wood covered door was a bathroom when she exited.

'She wore noticeable makeup, and had obviously spent time prepping to look nice for the flight.'

'I remember flying on Trump's plane from LaGuardia to Palm Beach, with Trump and Melania and some of his relatives on board,' the writer said. 'Trump was extremely angry about that, he was screaming, "never be late for someone else's plane, that's the number one rule.'' Pictured: Trump on his private plane in January 2000

Corcoran was traveling with Trump to write an in-depth profile about the then-business mogul, who was also an avid golfer, for Maximum Golf magazine. But because he didn't know who she was he decided not mention the girl's presence on the plane in his article which ran in the August, 2000 issue of Maximum Golf (left and right)

Corcoran, now a respected author and editor for a financial publication on the east coast, said that at the time he thought the girl was probably a niece of Epstein or Maxwell, or 'something along those lines,' he said.

But because he didn't know who she was he decided not mention the girl's presence on the plane in his article which ran in the August, 2000 issue of Maximum Golf.

Following Epstein's arrest on sex trafficking charges in New York, Corcoran says he has fears the unidentified girl may have been another one of the mogul's many alleged victims.

Epstein was accused of trafficking and abusing a 'vast network' of underage girls in New York and Palm Beach. He was found dead by suicide on August 10 in his New York prison cell.

She was heavily made up to look older - it was obvious she had a little too much make up on.

Corcoran said he is more than happy to cooperate with the authorities investigating Epstein alleged crimes.

Trump's Boeing 727 jet was later upgraded to a Boeing 757 airliner in 2011, dubbed Trump Force One.

'At the time I had no idea who Epstein was, he hadn't been convicted of anything by then and I wasn't aware of his reputation, so there was no reason for me to think anything other than the girl was a niece or something,' Corcoran said.

'But she was heavily made up to look older - it was obvious she had a little too much make up on.'

'When everything about Epstein began to come to light a few years after I wrote that story, I started to become very creeped out about it.

'In retrospect when I recall how she tried to not engage with people and everything else, she was uncomfortable.

'And it did seem she didn't really want to be there.'

Epstein brought his then-girlfriend Maxwell along for the outing, years before she would use the club as a hunting ground for underage girls according to court documents. Pictured l-r: Trump, Melania, Epstein and the convicted pedophile's rumored girlfriend British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in February 2000

DailyMail.com has obtained a copy of the original magazine article, which does not appear online.

The magazine was uncovered by investigator and radio show host Ed Opperman who has been probing Epstein since 2008.

In 2002, Trump talked up his longtime friendship with Epstein in a New York magazine article, when he said Epstein 'likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.'

But the 73-year-old president recently publicly distanced himself from the billionaire saying he was never friends with him.

Last month, producers at Morning Joe unearthed video footage showing Trump and Epstein partying at Trump's Mar-a-Lago in November, 1992, surrounded by a group of models and cheerleaders.

It was one of Trump's final private parties before the financially-strapped real estate scion turned his residence into a members-only club.

Epstein brought his then-girlfriend Maxwell along for the outing, years before she would use the club as a hunting ground for underage girls according to court documents.

Many believe Epstein used his wealth and connections to obtain a 'sweetheart plea deal' back in 2008 when he spent just 13 months in jail for child sex trafficking.

The 73-year-old president recently publicly distanced himself from the billionaire saying he was never friends with him. Las month, producers at Morning Joe unearthed video footage showing Trump and Epstein partying at Trump's Mar-a-Lago in November, 1992, surrounded by a group of models and cheerleaders (pictured)

Corcoran's article did receive some attention two years ago but he says reporters generally ignored the Epstein connection and focusing instead on an off-hand comment Trump made about a young woman he spotted.

Several outlets reported that Trump, after singling out 'a young socialite' at his Mar-A-Lago club, told Corcoran that 'there is nothing in the world like first-rate p***y.'

Corcoran’s then-editor, Joe Bargmann confirmed the 'p***y' word situation to DailyMail.com.

He said: 'Corcoran turned in his copy, I was his handling editor, I was the number two executive editor on the magazine, and the quote with the p-word existed and Corcoran had included that in his draft.

Corcoran revealed that he included the quote as a 'kicker' in his piece, but the former editor in chief, Michael Caruso, replaced 'p***y' with 'talent' before publishing the interview.

Bargmann says he was pressured to take out the word, and when he refused, Caruso changed it.

He said: 'I made the editor-in-chief aware of that and I put the copy in the system and he reviews that and he wanted to take that word out. He was the boss and that's what he did, his prerogative.'

Bargmann said he doesn't recall Corcoran mentioning seeing a young girl on the flight at the time, but says the journalist, who is still a close friend, is 'reputable'.

'He is a reputable, straight up journalist, that's been my experience when I worked with him and it's been my experience seeing his other work,' he said.

'The bottom line is I trust him as a journalist and he's a stand up guy.'