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Melania Trump makes surprise Epstein statement (VIDEO)
The US president allegedly did not know about the first lady’s plan to speak about the convicted sex offender
US First Lady Melania Trump has made a surprise public statement about Jeffrey Epstein, denying that she had any meaningful relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender and insisting that he did not introduce her to Donald Trump.
In remarks released by the White House on April 9, Melania said she had “never been friends with Epstein,” described her contact with his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, as nothing more than “casual correspondence,” and urged Congress to hold public hearings centered on Epstein’s victims.
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” the first lady said, accusing unnamed critics of trying to “defame” her reputation. She stated that she and Donald Trump had only occasionally attended the same social events as Epstein due to overlapping social circles in New York City and Palm Beach, and said she first crossed paths with him in 2000 at an event she attended with Trump.
Melania also denied ever being on Epstein’s plane or visiting his private island, and specifically pushed back against claims that Epstein played a role in her relationship with the future president. She further insisted that her name has never appeared in court documents, depositions, victim statements, or FBI interviews tied to the Epstein case.
The intervention appeared to catch even the president off guard. According to ABC and MSNBC reports, Donald Trump said he “did not know” in advance that Melania was going to speak publicly about Epstein that day.
The Trump administration has been facing growing backlash over its handling of the Epstein files. Just one day earlier, multiple media outlets reported that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee, which has already heard testimony from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Pressure has also been building around former attorney general Pam Bondi, who was fired by Trump last week. The Justice Department has argued that Bondi no longer has to appear before Congress because she was summoned in her official capacity, but lawmakers from both parties have rejected that reasoning and said her testimony is now even more important.
The controversy has simmered for over a year. In February 2025, Bondi said that Epstein’s alleged “client list” was “sitting on my desk right now to review,” fueling expectations of major disclosures. But by July, the DOJ said no such list existed and that it did not plan to release additional records – a reversal that triggered ridicule from both Democrats and Republicans and intensified accusations of a cover-up.
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