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submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@piefed.world to c/usa@midwest.social

Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.

Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump.

The statements were false, defamatory and “extremely salacious,” Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, said in a letter to Biden. Biden’s remarks were widely disseminated on social media and reported by media outlets around the world, causing the first lady “to suffer overwhelming financial and reputational harm,” he added.

Biden made the Epstein comments during a sprawling interview with the British journalist Andrew Callaghan in which he lashed out at “elites” and others in the Democratic party who he said undermined his father before he dropped out of last year’s presidential campaign.

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[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Melania pictured here asking Epstein for directions to get away from Epstein:

[-] marsza@lemmy.cafe 32 points 1 year ago

She was sold to Trump.

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 29 points 1 year ago

I didn't know that Hunter Biden sat for an interview. I didn't care what Hunter Biden is up to these days. I guess I still don't. I'm sure he says a lot of things. By surfacing this one comment, though, now I'm aware that Epstein introduced her to her husband. Fascinating.

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Must be some truth to the accusation.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago
[-] AlexLost@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I don't care, do you?

[-] quelsh@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Since when is Andrew Callaghan British? Edit: Probably was fixed in the source, there it states "US journalist" now

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This article was amended on 14 August 2025. Andrew Callaghan is a US journalist, not British as an earlier version said.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Overwhelming financial harm? Ha. Good one.

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

There is some dirt on melenia that trump and them can't cover up. That is my take on this.

[-] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Channel 5 is British? What the helly?

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