Nono one knew what he was going to talk about. The press office of Melania Trump he had only announced a “statement” for Thursday 9 April at 2.30pm Washington time, without specifying the topic. Then the first lady is appeared live from the White House and he said clearly: “The lies linking me to the shameful Jeffrey Epstein must end today”.
What Melania Trump said about ties to Esptein
He has denied any link to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his former accomplice now in prison. Ha denied the rumorcirculated for a long time, according to which it would have been Epstein who introduced her to Donald Trump: «Donald and I were invited to the same parties where Epstein was also present, as happens in the social circles of New York and Palm Beach. The first time I met him was in 2000, when I was already with Trump.”. He then debunked an email of his with Maxwell that emerged from the report Epstein filescalling it an exchange of pleasantries without any relevance. He closed by asking Congress to convene a public hearing where victims could testify under oath.
Donald Trump’s version: «I knew nothing about it»
Reached by journalist Jacqueline Alemany, the president of the United States said he had not been informed in advance of Melania’s statements and added only “she did not know Epstein” before ending the phone call. However, a source close to the White House told CNN that Trump was aware. Which of the two is telling the truth is unclear, and neither has clarified.
Why now?
Melania Trump appears marginally in the Epstein files. His lawyers had already obtained, silently, public denials from Harper Collins UK, since Daily Beast and Democratic strategist James Carville, all forced to retract claims about his alleged ties to the financier. A battle won through legal channels, to which a public position is now added the reasons for which remain, for now, unclear. Is she simply tired of the rumors? Or did he try a move to anticipate future revelations about her?
Meanwhile, Epstein’s victims have accepted the request for a hearing with a certain coldness: «We have already testified with courage», Virginia Giuffre’s family said. «Asking us again is a release of responsibility».
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