Melania Trump denied rumors about her relationship with Epstein

On April 9, the First lady of the United States, Melania Trump, denied information about her relationship with American financier Jeffrey Epstein.

"I have never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice [Ghislaine] Maxwell. <...> I am not a victim of Epstein," she said during a speech at the White House.

According to her, Epstein was not the person who introduced her to American leader Donald Trump. It is noted that Melania Trump's first meeting with the financier took place only in 2000 at the event.

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Epstein's files began to be published on December 20 last year, after the US president signed a bill on their publication on November 19 of the same year.

On February 14, former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi published a list of more than 300 names of famous people who are mentioned in the files on the financier's case. It was clarified that the text contains the names of the 42nd American president Bill Clinton, the 46th head of state Joe Biden, one of the founders of Microsoft, Bill Gates, as well as singer Beyonce.

Sky News reported on March 6 that the U.S. Department of Justice has released additional documents related to the Epstein case. Earlier, Western media claimed that the American agency had hidden dozens of FBI interviews with Epstein's victims. It is reported that after publications in the media, the documents became available again.

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