{"id":18779,"date":"2026-04-10T03:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/melania-trump-denies-any-connection-with-jeffrey-epstein-in-rare-public-address\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T03:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:39:43","slug":"melania-trump-denies-any-connection-with-jeffrey-epstein-in-rare-public-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/melania-trump-denies-any-connection-with-jeffrey-epstein-in-rare-public-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump denies any connection with Jeffrey Epstein in rare public address"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\" readability=\"4.1666666666667\">\n<div readability=\"5.1282051282051\">\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-04-10T05:03:25+10:00\">April 10, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 5:03am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"8.5431472081218\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 jfkHmu sc-369d9219-0 eXOXvX\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 bOiPYX\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 bufJxo\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 bQUHHf bbwrGd jdMUKO\">Got it<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23.641304347826\">\n<p><strong>Washington:<\/strong> First lady Melania Trump has denied any connection with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein amid what she described as lies and &ldquo;false smears&rdquo; being circulated by politically motivated actors.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare, solo public statement from the White House, she also denied that she was close to Epstein&rsquo;s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, after the so-called Epstein files revealed they had engaged in friendly correspondence many years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23.047508690614\">\n<p>The former model said she was never friends with Epstein, did not have a relationship with him or Maxwell, and was not introduced to her husband, US President Donald Trump, through Epstein, as is commonly claimed.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.323%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_38%2C$y_162\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/850042157b7377ade95ba2fc9e4ee59781229e88, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.323%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_38%2C$y_162\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/850042157b7377ade95ba2fc9e4ee59781229e88 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.323%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_38%2C$y_162\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/850042157b7377ade95ba2fc9e4ee59781229e88, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.323%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_38%2C$y_162\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/850042157b7377ade95ba2fc9e4ee59781229e88 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in 1997.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.323,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_38,%24y_162\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/850042157b7377ade95ba2fc9e4ee59781229e88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.323%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_38%2C$y_162\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/850042157b7377ade95ba2fc9e4ee59781229e88, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.323%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_38%2C$y_162\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/850042157b7377ade95ba2fc9e4ee59781229e88 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>She said she had met her husband &ldquo;by chance at a New York City party in 1998&rdquo;. She first crossed paths with Epstein two years later at a function she attended with her now husband, she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Epstein files unearthed a 2002 email exchange between Melania Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell in which Trump praised a magazine story about Epstein and told Maxwell she looked great in the photographs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26\">\n<p>&ldquo;I know you are busy flying all over the world. How was Palm Beach?&rdquo; Trump wrote to Maxwell at the time. &ldquo;I cannot wait to go down. Give me a call when you are back in NY.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The email, before Epstein was ever charged with sexual crimes, was listed by Democrats on the House oversight committee among several &ldquo;disgusting and shocking&rdquo; revelations to have emerged from the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.09%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_13\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f0d9c214be256186abd1a22192614da3a803c4c8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.09%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_13\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f0d9c214be256186abd1a22192614da3a803c4c8 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.09%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_13\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f0d9c214be256186abd1a22192614da3a803c4c8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.09%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_13\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f0d9c214be256186abd1a22192614da3a803c4c8 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donald and Melania Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2000.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.09,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_13\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/f0d9c214be256186abd1a22192614da3a803c4c8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.09%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_13\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f0d9c214be256186abd1a22192614da3a803c4c8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.09%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_13\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f0d9c214be256186abd1a22192614da3a803c4c8 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Donald and Melania Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2000.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty <\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Melania Trump said on Thursday (US time) that her reply to Maxwell was merely casual correspondence. &ldquo;My polite reply to her email doesn&rsquo;t amount to anything more than a trivial note,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear what, if anything, prompted the first lady&rsquo;s address, but she lamented that &ldquo;fake images and statements&rdquo; about her and Epstein had been circulating on social media for years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>&ldquo;The false smears from mean-spirited and politically motivated individuals and entities looking to cause damage to my good name, to gain financially and climb politically, must stop,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not a witness or a main witness in connection with any of Epstein&rsquo;s crimes. 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I was never involved in any capacity, I was not a participant, was never on Epstein&rsquo;s plane and never visited his private island.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have never been legally accused or convinced [sic] of a crime in connection with Epstein&rsquo;s sex trafficking, abuse of minors and other repulsive behaviour.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Melania Trump also called on Congress to hold a public hearing centred on survivors of Epstein&rsquo;s crimes, with a chance to testify before representatives and have their stories entered into the congressional record.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public if she wishes,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Then, and only then, we will have the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two of Epstein&rsquo;s accusers, Maria and Annie Farmer, reacted to the first lady&rsquo;s comments by saying, &ldquo;What we want is accountability, transparency, and justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump told news channel MSNOW he did not know anything about his wife&rsquo;s statement, according to a reporter for the network who posted about their conversation on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She didn&rsquo;t know him,&rdquo; he said of the first lady and Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Koziol\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span>Michael Koziol is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. 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