First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday delivered a stunning statement on Jeffrey Epstein from the White House.
Melania Trump said she was not one of Epstein’s victims and called on Congress to act.
“I had never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal undertakings. Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been circulating on social media for years now. Be cautious about what you believe,” she said.
“These images and stories are completely false. I’m not a witness or a name witness in connection with any of Epstein’s crimes,” she said. “My name has never appeared in court documents, depositions, victim statements, or FBI interviews surrounding the Epstein matter.”
“I have never had any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of his victims. I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant, was never on Epstein’s plane, and never visited his private island,” Melania said.
“I have never been legally accused or convinced (convicted?) of a crime in connection with Epstein’s sex trafficking, abuse of minors, and other repulsive behavior,” she said.
“The false smears about me from mean-spirited and politically motivated individuals and entities looking to cause damage to my good name to gain financially and climb politically must stop,” she added.
“My attorneys and I have fought these unfound and baseless lies with success and will continue to maintain my sound reputation without hesitation,” she said.
“To date, several individuals and companies have been legally obligated to publicly apologize,” she said.
“I have never been friends with Epstein,” Melania Trump said.
“Epstein did not introduce me to my husband. I met my husband by chance in New York City,” Melania said.
WATCH:
Last summer, attorneys for First Lady Melania Trump threatened Hunter Biden with a $1 billion defamation lawsuit if he didn’t retract his statements linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.
Hunter Biden falsely claimed Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania to Trump.
During an interview with Channel 5 host Andrew Callaghan last August, Hunter Biden claimed, “Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania, and that’s how Melania and the first lady and the President met.”
Melania met Trump at a Fashion Week party in New York City in 1998.
That was the second time Melania Trump’s lawyers threatened legal action for defamatory statements related to Epstein.
Last summer, The Daily Beast pulled an article by Michael Wolff claiming President Trump met Melania through Jeffrey Epstein.
The outlet was forced to apologize after First Lady Melania Trump’s attorney contacted them and “challenged the headline and framing of the article.”
“[Melania] was very involved in this Epstein relationship. There is this model thing, and she’s introduced by a model agent, both of whom Trump and Epstein are involved with. She’s introduced to Trump that way, Epstein knows her well,” Wolff alleged in the since-deleted article.
The Daily Beast scrubbed the URL and posted an editor’s note explaining why the article had been deleted.
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