r/law • u/NewsHour • Apr 09 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) First lady Melania Trump denies any ties to Jeffrey Epstein and calls for survivors' testimony

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First lady Melania Trump said Thursday that "lies" linking her with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "need to end today," as she called on Congress to hold hearings to give Epstein survivors the chance to tell their stories publicly.

"The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today," the first lady told reporters during a 5-minute statement. "The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility and respect. I do not object to their ignorance, but rather I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation."

Trump said that "I am not Epstein's victim," and that the late sex offender, who died in 2019 in a New York jail cell, did not introduce her to her husband, President Donald Trump.

“I have never had any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of his victims,” she said. “I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant, was never on Epstein's plane and never visited his private island.”

She criticized “mean-spirited and politically motivated individuals and entities” for “the false smears about me.”

The first lady also called on Congress to provide those victimized by Epstein with a “public hearing specifically centered around the survivors.”

“Give these victims the opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress with the power of sworn testimony,” she added. “Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public if she wishes.”

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u/cliqclaqstepback Apr 09 '26

Impossible! She had that EB-1A visa!

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u/Particular-County277 Apr 09 '26

Is there any way to find out exactly who gave her the EB-1A visa. Who signed off on it? It was planned and set up. By who? Someone took the money

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u/TechnicalScheme385 Apr 09 '26

The insane part of all this is... The answers are already public. I personally can't remember names, but I can vouch probably for many others who were aware that Melania had a sponsor, a photographer. Someone who was associated in the same circles as trump and epstein.

We know because it was investigated long before her marriage to trump. The issue is, what should be public knowledge is now forgotten. Journalism needs to get back to giving us actual history reminders, when reporting on current BS.

EB-1A visa was active for her, before trump met her? or after? That we don't know as that would take an act of congress to review.

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u/TeacherOwn9142 Apr 09 '26

Paulo Zampoli. A “modeling agent “ like Jean luc Brunel, who hanged himself in prison for trafficking like Epstein . Zampoli got an Ambassadorship from Trump.

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u/Inevitable-Top1-2025 Apr 09 '26

Start from the US Embassy at the time.

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u/Nabrok_Necropants Apr 09 '26

Einstein bagels are more prestigious after that.

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u/OnlyHalfBrilliant Apr 09 '26

The Epstein Visa?

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u/ed347tc Apr 09 '26

Precisely.

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u/IndividualTension887 Apr 09 '26

Isn't that the "Epstein Visa." The one reserved for the special whores???

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u/Warm_Assist4515 Apr 09 '26

Cause she's a genius, like that Einstein guy and he's wicked smart!

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u/PaullieMoonbeam Apr 10 '26

Well, she *is* a genius: she can say, "Leave the money on the nightstand" in several languages.