US EditionMelania Trump blasts 'lies' linking her to Epstein and calls on Congress to hold hearing for victims
Melania Trump said she has no ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urged lawmakers to let survivors testify under oath.
- On Thursday, April 9, 2026, First Lady Melania Trump delivered a White House statement denying any friendship or relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, rejecting circulating claims as "lies."
- The unannounced address followed federal authorities releasing millions of pages of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which included a 2002 email exchange with Maxwell that Trump dismissed as "casual correspondence."
- Trump denied that Epstein introduced her to President Donald Trump, stating she met her husband by chance at a New York City party in 1998 and only attended the same parties occasionally due to overlapping social circles.
- During her remarks, Trump called on Congress to hold public hearings for survivors to testify under oath, a request that Rep. Robert Garcia of the House Oversight Committee immediately supported.
- Garcia urged Chairman James Comer to schedule hearings immediately, creating pressure on the committee to secure survivors' accounts for the congressional record regarding the Epstein files.
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Melania Trump Condemns 'Lies' Linking Her to Epstein, Urges Congress to Hold Public Hearings for Survivors
WASHINGTON—First lady Melania Trump on Thursday condemned "lies" linking her to the disgraced late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The post Melania Trump Condemns ‘Lies’ Linking Her to Epstein, Urges Congress to Hold Public Hearings for Survivors appeared first on Breitbart. The post Melania Trump Condemns 'Lies' Linking Her to Epstein, Urges Congress to Hold Public Hearings for Survivors appeared first on Conservative Angle | Conservative Angle …
Melania Trump Denies Ties to Jeffrey Epstein in White House Video
Melania Trump has publicly denied any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in a newly released White House video statement. “To be clear, I never had relations with Epstein or his accomplice… The post Melania Trump Denies Any Connection to Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on .
First lady’s surprise statement on Epstein puzzles media analysts
Some media analysts are wondering why First Lady Melania Trump took the extraordinary step of making a public statement at the White House to address her and her husband’s relationship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While the Epstein files were making headlines, the war in Iran and the recent ceasefire have largely overshadowed them. With the unusual statement, the first lady has brought the questions about her relationship w…
Melania Trump denies Epstein ties, asks US Congress to invite victims
United States First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday blasted the claims of her purported closeness with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement read at the Cross Hall of the White House, she demanded an immediate end to the “lies” connecting her with “the disgraceful Epstein.” The First Lady declared that she was never friends with him, accusing those circulating the assertion of attempts to defame her reputation. Melania also insisted …
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