00:00Je n'ai jamais été amoureux avec Epstein.
00:03Donald et moi ont été invités à la même parties
00:07comme Epstein de temps à temps,
00:11car l'abrilement de la relation sociale est très commun
00:15dans la Cité de New York et le Paule.
00:21Pour être clair, je n'ai jamais eu une relation avec Epstein
00:25ou avec ses accomplices, Maxwell.
00:30My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized
00:36as anything more than casual correspondence.
00:41My polite reply to her email doesn't amount to anything more
00:47than a tribal note.
00:50I am not Epstein's victim.
00:54Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump.
00:58I met my husband by chance at the New York City party in 1998.
01:06This initial encounter with my husband
01:10is documented in a detail in my book, Melania.
01:15The first time I crossed paths with Epstein was in the year 2000
01:20at an event Donald and I attended together.
01:24At the time I had never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal undertakings.
01:37Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me
01:43have been calculating on social media for years now.
01:49Be cautious about what you believe.
01:54These images and stories are completely false.
02:00I am not a witness or a name witness in connection with any of Epstein's crimes.
02:07My name has never appeared in court documents, depositions, victim statements,
02:15or FBI interviews surrounding the Epstein matter.
02:21I have never had any knowledge of Epstein abuse of his victims.
02:28I was never involved in any capacity.
02:33I was not a participant, was never on Epstein's plane,
02:38and never visited his private island.
02:44I have never been legally accused or convinced of a crime
02:49in connection with Epstein sex trafficking, abuse of minors, and other repulsive behavior.
02:59The false smears about me from mean-spirited and politically motivated individuals
03:06and entities looking to cause damage to my good name
03:10to gain financially and climb politically must stop.
03:15My attorneys and I have fought these unfound and baseless lies with success
03:24and will continue to maintain my sound reputation without hesitation.
03:29To date, several individuals and companies have been legally obligated
03:35to publicly apologize and retract their lies about me,
03:41such as Daily Beast, James Carville, and HarperCollins, UK.
03:50Now is the time for Congress to act.
03:54Epstein was not alone.
03:57Several prominent male executives resigned from their powerful positions
04:02after this matter became widely politicized.
04:07Of course, this doesn't amount to guilt, but we still must work openly and transparently
04:15to uncover the truth.
04:18I call on Congress to provide the women who have been victimized by Epstein
04:24with a public hearing specifically centered around the survivors.
04:29Give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress
04:37with the power of sworn testimony.
04:41Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public if she wishes,
04:49and then her testimony should be permanently entered into the congressional record.
04:57Then, and only then, we will have the truth.
05:02Thank you.
05:03Thank you.
05:08Thank you.
05:10Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
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