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In rare public statement, Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public statement on Thursday, saying she was not friends with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and wasn't introduced to President Trump by him.

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  1. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Melania Trump denies ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The first lady also called on Congress to hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Epstein’s crimes, with a chance to testify before lawmakers and have their stories entered into the congressional record.

  2. NBC New York

    Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and calls for Congress to hold a hearing for survivors (opens NBC New York)

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    The first lady's public remarks put the focus back on the Epstein files after the president and acting attorney general have suggested the issue should be in...

  3. Breitbart News

    Melania Trump Denies Any Links to Epstein Abuse (opens Breitbart News)

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    US First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday made a surprise statement denying unspecified allegations about her and Jeffrey Epstein, a scandal that her husband President Donald Trump has long downplayed.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Melania Trump delivers statement at White House denying ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Reading an extraordinary statement at the White House, she denied any association with Epstein and said, “My attorneys and I have fought these unfounded and baseless lies with success.”

  5. ABC 12 Flint

    Melania Trump blasts ‘lies’ linking her to Epstein (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    First lady Melania Trump blasted "lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein" in extraordinary and rare remarks from the White House Thursday.

  6. Fox10 Phoenix

    Melania Trump decries 'lies' linking her to Epstein, Maxwell (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public statement Thursday to call out what she described as "lies" about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

  7. Newsweek

    Melania Trump makes public statement over Epstein allegations (opens Newsweek)

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    Melania Trump denied any ties to Jeffrey Epstein, called the claims false and urged Congress to hold public hearings for survivors.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Melania Trump Speaks About Ties To Epstein (opens The Daily Caller)

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    First lady Melania Trump dismissed allegations that she ever had close ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a rare public statement Thursday.

  9. KEZI Eugene

    Melania Trump blasts ‘lies’ linking her to Epstein and calls on Congress to hold hearing for victims (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    First lady Melania Trump blasted “lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein” in extraordinary and rare remarks from the White House Thursday, attempting to distance herself from the convicted

  10. New York Post

    Why Melania Trump gave shocking Epstein announcement now (opens New York Post)

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    “I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump,” Melania Trump said in her jaw-dropping statement.

  11. The Guardian

    Melania Trump says she not did not have relationship with Jeffrey Epstein (opens The Guardian)

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    First lady denies being ‘Epstein’s victim’ and says convicted sex offender did not introduce her to Donald Trump

  12. CBS News

    Melania Trump denies relationship with Epstein, urges Congress to hold hearing with survivors (opens CBS News)

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    First lady Melania Trump delivered a televised statement denying a relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    In extraordinary statement, Melania Trump denies ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Her out-of-the-blue message caught the White House — and indeed, all of Washington’s political world — by surprise.

  14. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Melania Trump denies ever having connection to Epstein | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> First lady Melania Trump today denied ever having a connection to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said claims about it are defaming her.

  15. The New Republic

    Melania Trump Calls on Epstein Survivors to Testify Before Congress (opens The New Republic)

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    Does Donald Trump know his wife just unleashed a bombshell?

  16. Fox News

    Melania Trump denounces 'lies' connecting her with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in White House event (opens Fox News)

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    First lady Melania Trump addressed 'lies' linking her to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a statement delivered from the White House on Thursday afternoon.

  17. WHDH Boston

    Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his sex crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling

  18. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    “The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today," the first lady said.

  19. Washington Examiner

    Melania Trump hits out for first time at 'lies' linking her to Epstein (opens Washington Examiner)

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    First lady Melania Trump called on media outlets and individuals to issue apologies for statements made against her in the Epstein saga.

  20. The Daily Signal

    Melania Trump Says She Never Had a Connection to Epstein (opens The Daily Signal)

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    First lady Melania Trump denies ever having a connection to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  21. NBC News

    Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and calls on Congress to hold a hearing for survivors (opens NBC News)

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    WASHINGTON — In a rare public statement, first lady Melania Trump on Thursday said she "never had a relationship" with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

  22. CNN

    Melania Trump blasts ‘lies’ linking her to Epstein and calls for Congress to hold hearing for victims (opens CNN)

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    First lady Melania Trump blasted “lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein” in remarks from the White House Thursday, attempting to distance herself from the convicted sex offender while calling on Congress to hold hearings allowing his victims to testify on Capitol Hill.

  23. Breitbart News

    Melania Trump Condemns 'Lies' Linking Her to Epstein (opens Breitbart News)

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    WASHINGTON—First lady Melania Trump on Thursday condemned "lies" linking her to the disgraced late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

  24. Newsweek

    Melania Trump denies Epstein ties in White House statement: full remarks (opens Newsweek)

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    Melania Trump denied any ties to Jeffrey Epstein, called the allegations false and urged Congress to hold public hearings for survivors.

  25. NPR

    Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement (opens NPR)

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    The first lady made a rare public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with the late sex offender. She also said Epstein did not introduce her to President Donald Trump.

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