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What could have prompted Melania Trump’s sudden and unexpected statement on Epstein?
April 9, 2026
The Independent
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In a rare and extraordinary speech from the White House, the First Lady denied being Epstein’s friend or victim. The timing couldn’t have been worse for her husband — and the reasoning couldn’t have been more opaque, reports Holly Baxter

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