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<\/div>Melania Trump \u2018doesn\u2019t have credibility\u2019 following her shocking statement about Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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<\/div>\nApril 11 2026, Updated 4:52 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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<\/div>Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were friends for years.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t believe Melania Trump has credibility for anything,\u201d Welch told The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a> chief Joanna Coles<\/strong>. \u201cIn a normal world, I wish we could take the first lady at her word and say, \u2018OK, she\u2019s calling for a full investigation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n She also suggested the model\u2019s speech was purposely timed in case more files from the Epstein estate<\/a> are released. <\/p>\n \u201cMy immediate thing is: What\u2019s about to drop? What are they getting in front of?\u201d she said. \u201cWhy is the wife of the man who\u2019s mentioned over a million times in the Epstein files\u2014why is she bringing this up?\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ghislaine Maxwell and Melania Trump were reportedly pals in the past.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cThe first instinct is always some form of self-preservation when people do something like this,\u201d she went on. \u201cShe\u2019s talking about lies about her, when we\u2019ve seen photographic evidence and an email that she and Ghislaine were really beyond acquaintances\u2014were rather friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n Melania claimed in her press conference on April 9 she didn\u2019t meet husband<\/a> Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> through Epstein, and she has no affiliation to the financier or his madame Ghislaine Maxwell<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n The president\u2019s friendship with Epstein<\/a> went back decades as his name and photo was seen thousands of times in the files the DOJ dropped in recent months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n MORE ON:<\/p>\n Melania Trump<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Want OK! each day? Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ghislaine Maxwell and Melania Trump exchanged emails in the 2000s.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Even though Melania denied being pals <\/a>with Maxwell, 64, a 2002 email between the two begs to differ. <\/p>\n The pair discussed a New York<\/em> magazine profile<\/a> on Epstein where Melania gushed over the s \u2014 trafficker\u2019s photos and interview. <\/p>\n Maxwell even called the FLOTUS “sweet pea” at one point in the conversation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Donald Trump was mentioned many times in the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n “It takes a lot to shock me. I\u2019m pretty shockproof. I have been so shocked at each and every individual drop of the Epstein files. Everything that has come out has been so shocking,” Welch sighed.<\/p>\n In her speech, Melania insisted she “never had any knowledge of Epstein\u2019s abuse of his victims.”<\/p>\n “I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant,” she firmly stated. “Fake images and statements<\/a> about Epstein and me have been circulating on social media for years now. Be cautious about what you believe: These images and stories are completely false.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGhislaine Maxwell and Melania Trump Were Allegedly Friends <\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Ghislaine Maxwell and Melania Trump Emailed Each Other in 2002<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Melania Trump Says She ‘Was Not a Participant’ in Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes <\/h2>\n
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