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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Annalyn Zoglmann

What Did Hunter Biden Say about Melania Trump? Ex-First Son Ignores First Lady's $1B Threat, 'F-ck That'

US First Lady Melania Trump is at the centre of a legal row with Hunter Biden over his alleged claim about her first meeting with US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP / ALEX EDELMAN

KEY POINTS

  • Biden defended his remarks citing a report by biographer Michael Wolff and a 2019 New York Times article.
  • Hunter Biden repeated a false claim, insisting that Epstein introduced Melania to Donald Trump, despite the allegation being retracted by the Daily Beast.
  • Melania Trump's legal team claims the comments caused 'overwhelming financial and reputational harm'.

Hunter Biden has openly defied a $1 billion legal threat from US First Lady Melania Trump, refusing to retract comments in which he falsely claimed she was introduced to President Donald Trump by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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