Melania Trump says she never had relationship with Epstein

WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump on Thursday denied ever having a relationship with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said the claims about it are defaming her. "The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today," PresIdent Donald Trump's wife said in a rare address from the White House. She said she had never had a relationship with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, with whom she said she had only a casual correspondence. "I 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," she said. "To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, Maxwell. Political problem for Trump President Trump fanned conspiracy theories around Epstein during his years out of office, and since his return to the White House the late financier's case has become a persistent political problem for the president. Evidence in multiple legal and criminal cases has shed light on Epstein's ties to many prominent pe

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