Melania Trump is considering a legal battle against Hunter Biden, demanding $1 billion in a lawsuit over claims he made regarding her alleged connection to Jeffrey Epstein, the infamous child sex offender.
This development is another chapter in the ongoing saga surrounding Epstein. Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, suggested in a recent interview that Epstein was responsible for introducing Melania to her future husband, Donald Trump.
During an interview with filmmaker Andrew Callaghan, Biden stated, “Epstein introduced Melania to Trump – the connections are so wide and deep,” and further mentioned that the alleged Epstein files would ‘implicate’ President Trump.
In response, Melania’s legal representatives sent a letter to Biden, as reported by the BBC, demanding a retraction of the ‘false, disparaging, defamatory and inflammatory’ statement and an apology, or face a lawsuit of at least $1 billion.
The letter indicates that Biden’s claim partly relied on comments from journalist Michael Wolff, who suggested in a now-deleted Daily Beast interview that Melania was ‘known’ to an Epstein associate when she met Trump.
The Daily Beast retracted the story after receiving a legal notice from Melania’s attorneys.
The archived version of the article contains a correction that states, “After this story was published, The Beast received a letter from First Lady Melania Trump’s attorney challenging the headline and framing of the article. After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any confusion or misunderstanding.”
There is no verified proof that Epstein introduced Melania to Trump. Melania has stated that she met Donald Trump at a modeling agency party in 1998.
At that time, Melania would have been around 28 years old, while Trump was approximately 52.
The BBC reached out to Melania’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, for comment on the legal threat. Brito directed them to a statement from her aide, Nick Clemens, which reads: “First Lady Melania Trump’s attorneys are actively ensuring immediate retractions and apologies by those who spread malicious, defamatory falsehoods.”
Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier, had cultivated a far-reaching network of influential connections before being exposed for serially trafficking underage girls for sex. Following a controversial plea deal in 2008, he was arrested again in July 2019 on federal sex-trafficking charges; shortly afterward, he was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell, with the death officially ruled a suicide.
For years, conspiracy theories have circulated, suggesting Epstein possessed a ‘client list’ involving affluent and influential individuals in his sex trafficking network.
In his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump promised to make court-protected documents related to the case public.
However, both Trump and US Attorney General Pam Bondi have reversed their stance, with the FBI asserting that such a list does not exist.
While Trump and Epstein were once friends, their relationship deteriorated when Epstein allegedly began recruiting Trump’s staff, according to Trump.
“He took people that work for me, and I told him, ‘Don’t do it any more’. And he did it. I said, ‘Stay the hell out of here’,” Trump told reporters.
Hunter Biden’s attorney has been contacted for comment on the matter.