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Did Jeffrey Epstein Date Melania Trump? Convicted Paedophile Boasted Of 'Creating' Trump Marriage

Jeffrey Epstein Melania Trump Michael Wolff Donald Trump Paolo Zampolli The Daily Beast

Screengrab from a video shot by NBC shows Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago with Jeffrey Epstein in 1992. (Credit: YouTube)

A resurfaced allegation claiming that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein helped 'create' the marriage between Melania and Donald Trump has triggered fierce pushback from the First Lady's legal team and prompted several media outlets to retract coverage.

The claim, revived by journalist and Trump biographer Michael Wolff, alleges Epstein boasted about introducing the couple and even claimed their first sexual encounter happened aboard his private jet — assertions Melania Trump has denounced as defamatory and wholly false.

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