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Melania Trump, the first lady, told reporters on Thursday that she “never had a relationship” with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

It was unclear which specific accusations spurred the first lady to respond publicly. She delivered her scripted remarks at a podium in the same room Donald Trump used to address the nation on the war in Iran last week.

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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 86 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

There's more photos of her and Epstein than there are of Trump and Epstein.

[–] agingelderly@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, these didn't happen, the Epstein trafficed expornstar said so

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

It is possible she was pimped out through one of the other Epstein-adjacent "agencies."

[–] Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 69 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

Not sure but the pose leaning away looks right

[–] rimu@piefed.social 59 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Pretty weird to do this out of the blue. Feels like she's trying to frontfoot something big that's about to come out.

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Perhaps her bill of sale from JE to Donnie?

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

She's just a guilty monster trying to look innocent.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 49 points 4 months ago

Yea, and your husband didn't fuck kids. Get real.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So.... She fucked him. Got it

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Baron Epstein for real for real?

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, she fucked kids most likely.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

Or held a kid down while Trump raped the kid.

[–] starik@lemmy.zip 35 points 4 months ago
[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 months ago

Hopefully this house of cards falls and everything gets exposed. Fuck the Epstein class.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago

You lying cunt!

[–] theOneTrueSpoon@feddit.uk 26 points 4 months ago
[–] Janx@piefed.social 24 points 4 months ago
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago
[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They’re trying to rewrite history in realtime. We can’t let it happen.

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

They’re trying to rewrite history in realtime.

I just read this from CNN:

President Trump has also denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein and has said he cut off ties with him in the early 2000s before his criminal conduct came to light. There is no evidence of wrongdoing by either of the Trumps.

And yet, the Epstein files includes stuff like "Unnamed victim alleges Trump raped her". Testimony is evidence. How can CNN claim there is "no evidence"?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

Their owners want them to deny there's evidence, so that's what they do.

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

It's like MAGA ELITES are testing the MAGA VOTERS to see what % of them will buy a lie when that same person has already seen evidence that it is, in fact, a lie.

Probably a convenient thing for them to know for their future machinations.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

One of the few humans to have reached the Uncanny Valley. Future generations will never believe that she wasn’t some AI slop avatar.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Now do under oath

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Legitimately the most hopeful I've been in a while.