Melania Trump denies Epstein ties, asks US Congress to invite victims

United States First Lady Melania Trump connected Thursday blasted the claims of her purported closeness with kid enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In a connection work astatine the Cross Hall of the White House, she demanded an contiguous extremity to the “lies” connecting her with “the disgraceful Epstein.”

The First Lady declared that she was ne'er friends with him, accusing those circulating the assertion of attempts to defame her reputation.

Melania besides insisted she ne'er had a narration with Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, adding that her email effect past was a “casual correspondence.”

She clarified that Epstein did not present her to President Donald Trump, recalling gathering her hubby “by chance” astatine a New York City enactment successful 1998.

Melania said she archetypal met Epstein successful 2000 astatine an lawsuit attended alongside her spouse, and had nary anterior cognition of the deceased nor his “criminal undertakings.”

The President’s woman advised the nationalist to beryllium cautious astir remarks and images linking her to Epstein, maintaining she was ne'er connected his level and ne'er visited his backstage island.

Melania urged Congress to supply the women who person been victimized by Epstein with a nationalist hearing, specifically centered astir the survivors.

The First Lady wants each victims consenting to stock their acquisition to beryllium allowed to attest nether oath, portion the accounts are “perm...