Nobody Asked, But Melania’s Got Something to Say About Epstein 

Melania Trump wants America to know she’s never been good friends with Jeffrey Epstein—or Ghislaine Maxwell.

She wants us to know this so badly that she made a surprise on-camera announcement from the White House’s Cross Hall on Thursday, declaring, “I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump.” I mean, no one was asking, but now that we’re here… can this be considered her official try-out for a deposition with the House Oversight Committee? 

Melania said she first “crossed paths” with the disgraced financier and pedophile at an event she attended with Trump in 2000, whom she met at a party in New York two years before. But, she emphasized, she “never had any knowledge of Epstein abuse [sic] of his victims,” and that images and statements on social media further tying her to him are “fake.” “Be cautious about what you believe,” she said. “These images and stories are completely false.” 

Melania Trump: The lies linking me with Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. I’ve never been friends with Epstein. I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, Maxwell. My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) April 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM

It’s not clear what exactly she’s upset about, so take your pick. Is it the picture of her, Trump, Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in 2020? Maybe it’s the fact that her recent $40 million documentary was directed by Brett Ratner, a sex pest who appeared in multiple images with Epstein. Or maybe the fact that her husband is mentioned more than 5,000—and (probably) counting—times in the files.

Melania did address one email that appeared among the millions dumped by the DOJ in January, in which the First Lady sent Maxwell a chummy message in October 2002 praising a New York Magazine feature of Epstein. That same feature includes the infamous quote from Trump saying, “[Epstein’s] a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.” Gross.

“Dear G! How are you?” Melania wrote. “Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great in the picture…Give me a call when you are back in NY. Have a great time!” She signed it, “Love, Melania.” 

“My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence,” she said on Thursday. “My polite reply to her email doesn’t amount to anything more than a trivial note.” Totally. Reply, trivial, and casual are all adjectives I’d use to describe that gush.

Regardless of whether they were or were not friends, the timing is bizarre. According to reports, she gave the press a tip-off on Wednesday. It’s also not clear whether it was vetted by Trump, who told MS Now that he didn’t know about it, but also reiterating, “she didn’t know [Epstein].” But per a former White House press secretary who spoke to Daily Beast, that’s “BS.” “At the very least, I imagine she would have given him a heads up if she had sent an advisory out yesterday.” Expecting the president to remember an advisory? Those are some pretty high expectations.

“We were as surprised as everyone else as to why she made these comments today,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.)—a top House Oversight Dem—told CNN after the announcement, suggesting that she’s trying to “distance” herself from the entire mess, especially with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declaring last week that it’s time for the DOJ to move on from it all. 

She did say Congress should hold a hearing “specifically centered around the survivors,” which, yeah, we’ve been saying…

“We agree with First Lady Melania Trump’s call for a public hearing with the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein,” Garcia tweeted. “We encourage Chairman Comer to respond to the First Lady’s request and schedule a public hearing immediately.” Why not subpoena Trump while we’re at it?!

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