WASHINGTON: US First Woman Melania Trump on Thursday (Apr 9) made a shock assertion denying unspecified allegations about her and Jeffrey Epstein, a scandal that her husband US President Donald Trump has lengthy downplayed.
The 55-year-old former mannequin’s on-camera remarks on the White Home got here out of the blue, with no clarification for why she would deliver up the late intercourse offender Epstein now.
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein want to finish immediately,” she stated. “The people mendacity about me are devoid of moral requirements, humility and respect.”
The Slovenian-born first girl gave a categorical denial of any ties to Epstein, with whom her and her husband had beforehand been photographed on the New York social scene.
She stated “pretend photos and statements about Epstein and me” had been circulating on social media “for years now. Be cautious about what you imagine: these photos and tales are fully false.”
The assertion will serve to reignite the Epstein scandal simply as media consideration begins to show away from Trump’s conflict in Iran.
Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking prices involving minors, however the scandal has repeatedly overshadowed Trump’s second presidency.
