In a rare and extraordinary speech from the White House, the First Lady denied being Epstein’s friend or victim. The timing couldn’t have been worse for her husband — and the reasoning couldn’t have been more opaque, reports Holly Baxter

The first lady acknowledged she exchanged emails with Ghislaine Maxwell.

La first lady ha esortato il Congresso a tenere pubbliche udienze per "dare voce" ai sopravvissuti degli abusi. Trump: 'Non ne ero a conoscenza' (ANSA)

"I am not Epstein's victim," the first lady claimed in a bizarre speech that appeared to get ahead of a potential story tying her with the late sex abuser.

First lady Melania Trump addressed the nation on Thursday afternoon to deny a friendship of any kind, with deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

The first lady acknowledged writing an email to Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, in 2002, referencing a New York magazine profile about him

In a rare and extraordinary speech from the White House, the First Lady denied being Epstein’s friend or victim. The timing couldn’t have been worse for her husband — and the…

First lady calls on Congress to hold hearing with survivors of late financier’s abuse in statement delivered at White House

The first lady denies any connection to Jeffrey Epstein in a surprise statement, and calls on Congress to hear from his victims.

First lady condemns ‘false smears’ against her in a remarkable five-minute statement urging Congress to hear from survivors

La First Lady ha negato di aver intrattenuto un'amicizia con l’ex-finanziere pedofilo o di avere avuto legami con i suoi crimini

The first lady unleashed a barrage of denials – and put one of her husband’s biggest political liabilities back on the agenda

“Non sono una sua vittima e non mi ha fatto conoscere lui mio marito”

It was unclear which specific accusations spurred the first lady to respond publicly – key US politics stories from Thursday 9 April at a glance

The network's senior White House correspondent said the first lady's remarks "sparked rumors."

Reporters search for answers to why first lady chose to make speech – and whether president knew it was coming

Melania Trump tritt kaum allein vor die Presse. Doch jetzt spricht sie über ein Thema, das ihr Ehemann so gern umschiffen wollte: den Epstein-Skandal. Viele fragen sich: Was war…

„Ich war nie mit Jeffrey Epstein befreundet“, erklärt die First Lady im Weißen Haus. Was Melania Trump zu dem Statement veranlasst, lässt sie offen. Viele fragen sich: Was war das…

Melania Trump ha negato ogni legame con Jeffrey Epstein e Ghislaine Maxwell: "Solo incontri casuali a eventi sociali

(Agenzia Vista) Washington, 09 aprile 2026 "Io non sono una vittima di Epstein.Epstein non mi ha presentato a Donald Trump. Ho incontrato mio marito per caso a una festa a New…

(Agenzia Vista) Washington, 09 aprile 2026 "Io non sono una vittima di Epstein.Epstein non mi ha presentato a Donald Trump. Ho incontrato mio marito per caso a una festa a New…