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Melania Trump spoke publicly for the first time about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, categorically denying any knowledge of or involvement in his crimes. She added that they only had a distant social connection and called for an open congressional hearing for Epstein survivors to tell their stories. NBC News’ Garrett Haake has the report.
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