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Originally Posted by pastarocket

The Epstein files just won't go away for Trump haha

His wife Melania gave a rare speech today. Apparently, Cheeto knew that his wife would make a speech about Epstein. However, he had no idea what kind of remarks Melania would give during her speech.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/polit...tein-statement

First lady Melania Trump blasted “lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein” in extraordinary and rare remarks from the White House Thursday, attempting to distance herself from the convicted sex offender while calling on Congress to hold public hearings allowing his victims to testify on Capitol Hill.

That call for action directly undercut ongoing messaging from her husband and the West Wing, renewing attention on a topic that was fading from public discourse amid the war with Iran. President Donald Trump and his top lieutenants have sought to downplay Epstein and his victims, repeatedly and publicly stating that the country is ready to move on.

A person familiar with the matter told CNN that Donald Trump was aware his wife planned to make Thursday’s statement. But the president told MSNOW in an interview after her remarks that he did not “know anything about” it ahead of the first lady’s appearance.

“I’ve never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach,” the first lady said in remarks to reporters. “To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, [Ghislaine] Maxwell.”


She called on Congress to provide a forum for Epstein’s victims to testify on Capitol Hill.

“I call on Congress to provide the women who have been victimized by Epstein with a public hearing specifically centered around the survivors, give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress with the power of sworn testimony,” Trump said.

“Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public, if she wishes, and then her testimony should be permanently entered into the congressional record.”

The timing is so weird, she must be pretty confident they scrubbed those files well enough that there is no smoking gun for the Diaper Don. I agree with her though, let the survivors testify, give them a voice.

Maybe they've just fallen so far that now it's time to use the Epstein files to distract from the Iran war, lol.