
First lady Melania Trump denied Thursday having any relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. She stated claims linking her to Epstein are defaming her. Trump said she and President Donald Trump attended same social parties as Epstein due to overlapping New York City circles. Justice Department files include a 2002 email from Melania to Maxwell. Epstein died in jail in 2019, ruled suicide.