First Lady Melania Trump has issued a bombshell statement denying any ties to the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Esptein.

Speaking in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, the US First Lady Melania Trump said: "To be clear, I never had relations with Epstein or his accomplice Maxwell. I was never friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband by chance." She added: "I call on Congress to provide the women who have been victimized by Epstein with a public hearing specifically centered around the survivors." The bombshell statement was totally unexpected, as there had not been any recent revelations linking her to Epstein, who committed suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in August 2019.

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