Melania Trump Denies Any Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein, Calls For Survivor Hearings

First Lady Melania Trump delivered a rare and surprise statement at the White House on April 9, 2026, forcefully denying any relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“US First Lady Melania Trump has slammed what she described as false claims about her and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, denying she had any knowledge of his crimes”

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She declared that the lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.

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Melania addressed an email she sent to Maxwell, calling it nothing more than casual correspondence.

The statement came amid mounting pressure on the Trump administration over its handling of the Epstein files.

The first lady also called for congressional hearings for survivors of Epstein's sex trafficking.

Melania Trump addressed a 2002 email exchange with Ghislaine Maxwell, describing it as a polite reply.

The email included compliments and was signed Love, Melania.

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The first lady's legal team has spent months going after outlets that asserted there was a link between Melania Trump and Epstein.

Reactions to her statement poured in from both parties.

The statement came just days after Trump dismissed Pam Bondi as attorney general.

Melania Trump urged Congress to provide Epstein's victims with a public hearing.

She said, Then, and only then, we will have the truth.

The family of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre and other survivors responded by accusing the first lady of protecting those with power.

Melania insisted she had never been on Epstein's plane or visited his private island.

The first lady's statement is an extremely rare appearance.