
Melania Trump has denied claims linking her to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying she had no relationship with him and rejecting what she described as false allegations circulating online.
In a televised statement from the White House on 9 April, the First Lady said 'the lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today' and insisted she had 'never been friends with Epstein'. She said she had only encountered him at social events attended by her and Donald Trump in New York and Palm Beach.