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Melania Trump Just Had to Make a Statement About Her Connection to Jeffrey Epstein. I Have a Theory About Why.
She signed an email to Ghislaine Maxwell with "Love, Melania".
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Salon.com
Victims criticize Melania Trump’s statement on Epstein connections
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Democrats are now demanding the first lady testify under oath
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Critics puzzle over Melania Trump's misfired bid to bury Epstein connection
Bulwark podcaster Tim Miller and Crooked Media writer Jane Coaston struggled to understand the intent behind First Lady Melania Trump’s Thursday press conference denying her ties to convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.“No one was asking about this,” Coaston told Miller. “I was kind of aware that there was an email, but I was like, you know, there's a…
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New York Post
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Melania Trump denounces claims she was an Epstein victim — read and watch her full statement
First lady Melania Trump made a formal statement at the White House on Thursday, denying she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, and denying a friendship with the dead pedophile. Melania went on to attack the media's "mean-spirited attempts to defame [her] reputation.
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The New York Times
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Melania Trump Says She Was Not a Victim of Jeffrey Epstein
Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of victims. She called on Congress to continue investigating.
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Bloomberg
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Melania Trump Denies Ties to Epstein in Rare Public Statement
First Lady Melania Trump denied ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and called for a congressional hearing to allow survivors of his abuse to tell their stories.
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CBS News
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Melania gives statement on Jeffrey Epstein, diverging from Trump
First lady Melania Trump slams "baseless lies" tying her to Jeffrey Epstein in a rare statement at the White House. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
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NPR
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Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement
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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WorldNetDaily
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‘Mean-spirited’: Melania Trump rebukes reports about her ties to Epstein in rare public statement
'Individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect'
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The Last Refuge
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First Lady Melania Trump Calls for Public Congressional Testimony from Epstein Victims
First Lady Melania Trump sets the record straight on false claims about her and her husband’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. WATCH: [Transcript Statement] – “Good afternoon. The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect. I do not […] The…
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