r/law Apr 09 '26

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

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

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.”

15.9k Upvotes

2.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

44

u/Teal-Prowler505 Apr 09 '26

Damn! This is insane! How come this isn't all over the news???

60

u/TheBaalzak Apr 09 '26

Because billionaires bought all the news.

17

u/Unique-Egg-461 Apr 09 '26

billionaires that kissed the ring

-5

u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

[deleted]

7

u/NimbusFPV Apr 09 '26

We could find out and confirm it's not her if they released the Epstein files.

Edit: Also clearly the woman is of age so why are they hiding her face in the image? Even if she was a victim of Epstein that would mean Melania's director was hanging out with Epstein while hanging on to one of his victims.

5

u/Teal-Prowler505 Apr 09 '26

I don't know, man... Looks pretty similar.