Melania Trump said she had never met Epstein or his friend Ghislaine Maxwell. She also said that her only contact with Maxwell was through casual letters.
Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, has denied claims that she is connected to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In a rare public statement on Thursday, she called the claims false and defamatory.”I need the lies that connect me to the shameful Jeffrey Epstein to stop today,” she said in a speech from the White House. Melania Trump said she had never had a relationship with Epstein or his friend Ghislaine Maxwell. She also said that her only contact with Maxwell was through casual letters.
She made it clear that she had “never had a relationship” with Epstein or his friend Ghislaine Maxwell. She said that any interactions were limited to short meetings in public places. “I’ve never been friends with Epstein,” she said, adding that it wasn’t unusual for them to be at the same events in New York and Palm Beach at the same time.”I am not Epstein’s victim,” she said, denying any deeper connection and pointing out that her name has never been mentioned in court documents, depositions, or investigative records related to the case.
She also fought back against a story by writer Michael Wolff that the infamous pedophile introduced her to Donald Trump. She said, “Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump.”
Epstein was arrested in 2019 for sex trafficking minors and died later that year in a Manhattan jail. People still talk about his death, which was ruled a suicide.
Melania Trump fights back against “false” claims that have gone viral.
Melania Trump also talked about what she called fake news that was going around on social media in her statement. She told people to be careful about what they believe because “numerous fake images and statements” have been used to misrepresent her.
She also said that legal action would continue against people who spread “baseless lies.” She pointed out that several people and groups had already had to take back their claims and apologize in public.
She also called on Congress to allow testimony from Epstein victims and to enter them into the official record. She said, “Every woman should have a day to tell her story.”
