{"id":26963,"date":"2026-04-10T03:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/melania-trump-makes-surprise-epstein-statement-video\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T03:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:08:57","slug":"melania-trump-makes-surprise-epstein-statement-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/melania-trump-makes-surprise-epstein-statement-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump makes surprise Epstein statement (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The US president reportedly did not know about the first lady\u2019s plan to speak about the convicted sex offender<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"139\"><strong data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"84\"><\/strong>US First Lady Melania Trump has made a surprise public statement about Jeffrey Epstein, denying that she had any meaningful relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender, and insisting that he did not introduce her to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"139\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2026\/04\/first-lady-melania-trump-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarks<\/a> released by the White House on April 9, Melania said she had <em>\u201cnever been friends with Epstein,\u201d<\/em> described her contact with his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, as nothing more than <em>\u201ccasual correspondence,\u201d<\/em> and urged Congress to hold public hearings centered on Epstein\u2019s victims.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"1227\"><em>\u201cThe lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,\u201d<\/em> the first lady said, accusing unnamed critics of trying to <em>\u201cdefame\u201d<\/em> her reputation. She stated that she and Donald Trump had only occasionally attended the same social events as Epstein due to overlapping social circles in New York City and Palm Beach, and said she first crossed paths with him in 2000 at an event she attended with Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Lady Melania Trump\u2019s Statement <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fSEz24NEyg\">pic.twitter.com\/fSEz24NEyg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLOTUS\/status\/2042330778483270008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1578\">Melania also denied ever being on Epstein\u2019s plane or visiting his private island, and specifically pushed back against claims that Epstein played a role in her relationship with the future president. She further insisted that her name has never appeared in court documents, depositions, victim statements, or FBI interviews tied to the Epstein case.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Bill Gates\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/637711-bill-gates-epstein-congress-interview\/\">Bill Gates to testify over Epstein ties \u2013 media<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1792\">The intervention appeared to catch even the president off guard. According to ABC and MSNBC reports, Donald Trump said he did not know\u00a0in advance that Melania was going to speak publicly about Epstein that day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2158\">The Trump administration has faced growing backlash over its handling of the Epstein files. One day earlier, several media outlets reported that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee, which has already heard testimony from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/633149-clinton-epstein-jacuzzi-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Clinton<\/a> and former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/633103-hillary-clinton-epstein-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hillary Clinton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/637859-pam-bondi-no-epstein-testimony\/\">Trump\u2019s ex-attorney general spared Epstein grilling, sparking cover-up claims<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pressure has also been building around former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was fired by Trump last week. The Justice Department has argued that Bondi no longer has to appear before Congress because she was summoned in her official capacity, but lawmakers from both parties have rejected this reasoning, saying her testimony is now even more important.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy has simmered for over a year. In February 2025, Bondi said Epstein\u2019s supposed client list was <em>\u201csitting on my desk right now to review,\u201d<\/em> fueling expectations of major disclosures. But by July, the DOJ said no such list exists, and that it did not plan to release additional records \u2013 a reversal that triggered ridicule from both Democrats and Republicans and intensified accusations of a cover-up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US president reportedly did not know about the first lady\u2019s plan to speak about the convicted sex offender US First Lady Melania Trump has made a surprise public statement about Jeffrey Epstein, denying that she had any meaningful relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender, and insisting that he did not introduce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[483],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rt-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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