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Melania Trump blasts 'lies' linking her to Epstein and calls on Congress to hold hearing for victims

Melania Trump said she was never friends with Epstein and urged lawmakers to give survivors a public hearing 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 appears in front of the cameras at the White House and talks about Jeffrey Epstein. She claims to have had no connection with the sex offender. Melania Trump appears in front of the cameras at the White House and talks about Jeffrey Epstein. She claims to have had no connection with the sex offender.

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The American First Lady Melania Trump has a closer relationship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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