First girl Melania Trump made a proper assertion on the White Home on Thursday, denying she was a sufferer of Jeffrey Epstein, and denying a friendship with the lifeless pedophile. Melania went on to assault the media’s “mean-spirited makes an attempt to defame [her] fame.“
Learn first girl Melania Trump’s full remarks on the White Home on April 9, 2026.
Good afternoon.
The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein want to finish right this moment.
The people mendacity about me are devoid of moral requirements, humility and respect.
I don’t object to their ignorance, however reasonably, I reject their mean-spirited makes an attempt to defame my fame.
I by no means been pals with Epstein.
Donald and I have been invited to the identical events as Epstein every so often, since overlapping in social circles is frequent in New York Metropolis and Palm Seaside.
To be clear, I by no means had a relationship with Epstein or his confederate Maxwell.
My e-mail reply to Maxwell can’t be categorized as something greater than informal correspondence.
My well mannered reply to her e-mail doesn’t quantity to something greater than a trivial word.
I’m not Epstein’s sufferer.
Epstein didn’t introduce me to Donald Trump.
I met my husband by likelihood at a New York Metropolis occasion in 1998. This preliminary encounter with my husband is documented in a element in my e-book Melania.
The primary time I crossed paths with Epstein was within the yr 2000 at an occasion Donald and I attended collectively.
On the time, I had by no means met Epstein and had no information of his felony undertakings.
Quite a few pretend photos and statements about Epstein and me have been circulating on social media for years now.
Be cautious about what you consider.
These photos and tales are utterly false.
I’m not a witness or a named witness in reference to any of Epstein’s crimes. My identify has by no means appeared in courtroom paperwork, the depositions, sufferer statements or FBI in interviews surrounding the Epstein matter.
I’ve by no means had any information of Epstein’s abuse of his victims.
I used to be by no means concerned in any capability. I used to be not a participant, was by no means on Epstein’s aircraft and by no means visited his personal island.
I’ve by no means been legally accused or convicted of a criminal offense in reference to Epstein, intercourse trafficking, abuse of minors and different repulsive habits.
The false sneers about me from imply spirited and politically motivated people and entities trying to trigger injury to my good identify to realize financially and climb politically, should cease.
My attorneys and I’ve fought these unfound and baseless lies with success, and can proceed to take care of my sound fame with out hesitation.
To this point, a number of people and firms have been legally obligated to publicly apologize and retract their lies about me, comparable to Day by day Beast, James Carville and HarperCollins UK.
Now’s the time for Congress to behave.
Epstein was not alone.
A number of outstanding male executives resigned from their highly effective positions after this matter turned broadly politicized. After all, this doesn’t quantity to guilt, however we nonetheless should work overtly and transparently to uncover the reality.
I name on Congress to offer the ladies who’ve been victimized by Epstein with a public listening to particularly centered across the survivors.
Give these victims their alternative to testify underneath oath in entrance of Congress with the ability of sworn testimony.
Every lady ought to have her day to inform her story in public, if she needs, after which her testimony must be completely entered into the Congressional Report.
Then, and solely then, we can have the reality. Thanks.
