Melania Denies Epstein Ties, Survivors Fire Back

0:00On April 9th, first lady Melania Trump came out strong this week, denying any ties as a victim to Jeffrey Epstein. She clarified she met her husband Donald Trump by chance at a New Year party in 1998, first cross paths with Epstein and two. Thousand, and never got close to Galaine Maxwell. She called that 2002 email, signed, love, Melania, just casual chitchat, nothing more. She also pushed Congress to hold public hearings for Epstein survivors, letting them testify under oath and get their stories in the record for real. Transparency. But 15 Epstein victims fired back in a joint statement, saying they've already shown courage by coming forward and testifying. They accused Melania of shifting blame onto them to protect big players like the Justice Department and Trump Admin. The survivors pointed fingers at ousted attorney general Pam Bondi for holding back files and exposing some identities, putting lives at risk. They slammed the Admin for not fully complying with the Epstein files Transparency Act, which demands all docks get released.

1:02It's clear the fight for full truth in this mess is far from over, with victims demanding those in power step up while Melania insists on open. Hearings to finally uncover what happened.