Melania Trump just made a very unexpected speech about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein!
On Thursday, Donald Trump‘s wife stunned the world by denouncing allegations that the convicted sex offender had anything to do with her current marriage — while also advocating for all Epstein’s victims to get their time to speak out! OMG! For starters, she said point-blank:
“I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump.”
She added that she “never had any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of his victims” and was “never involved in any capacity,” insisting she is “not a participant.” She declared:
“I never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach. To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, [Ghislaine] Maxwell.”
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She reiterated she’s not “Epstein’s victim” and that he did not introduce her to Donald. She furthered:
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.”
She blasted:
“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.”
It’s unclear exactly what sparked Melania’s decision to speak out — especially amid clear efforts from her husband’s administration to sweep this Epstein drama under the rug. However, it does come after a noteworthy email was uncovered in the Department of Justice‘s Epstein files releases. And she even talked about in the speech!
Back on October 23, 2002, Melania sent Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell a gushing email about a New York magazine profile of the businessman, which included a quote from Trump gushing about their friendship and love of “beautiful women” who are “on the younger side.” Melania wrote:
“Dear G! How are you? Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great on the picture.”
She continued:
“I know you are very busy flying all over the world. How was Palm Beach? I cannot wait to go down. Give me a call when you are back in NY. Have a great time! Love, Melania”
Seemingly referencing this email in the speech, she defended herself, insisting her “polite reply” was a “casual correspondence.” Hmm.
The First Lady concluded by advocating for Epstein’s victims:
“Give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress with the power of sworn testimony. Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public, if she wishes, and then her testimony should be permanently entered into the Congressional Record. Then and only then, we will have the truth.”
Wow.
Y’all think she really means it?! Because this might not be so good for her husband…
Watch the entire press conference here:
What do you make of her statement, y’all?? Share your thoughts (below)!
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