Overview
- Melania Trump, who spoke Thursday at the White House, said she was never Epstein's friend and never flew on his plane or visited his island.
- She added she never knew of his abuses and rejected claims that he introduced her to Donald Trump, saying they met at a New York party in 1998.
- She said photos and posts that tie her to Epstein have spread online for years and are completely false.
- She noted she has not been accused or convicted of any crime related to Epstein’s sex-trafficking case.
- She urged Congress to hold public hearings so survivors can testify under oath, a push that follows a year of new DOJ document releases that renewed scrutiny of Epstein’s network.