00:09Good afternoon. The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.
00:19The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility and respect.
00:31I do not object to their ignorance, but rather I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation.
00:42I've never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to
00:53time,
00:54since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach.
01:03To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, Maxwell.
01:13My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence.
01:24My polite reply to her email doesn't amount to anything more than a tribal note.
01:33I am not Epstein's victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump.
01:41I met my husband by chance at the New York City party in 1998.
01:50This initial encounter with my husband is documented in detail in my book, Melania.
01:57The first time I crossed paths with Epstein was in the year 2000 at an event Donald and I attended
02:07together.
02:07At the time I had never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal undertakings.
02:20Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been calculating on social media for years now.
02:32Be cautious about what you believe.
02:37These images and stories are completely false.
02:43I am not a witness or a name witness in connection with any of Epstein's crimes.
02:50My name has never appeared in court documents, depositions, victim statements or FBI interviews surrounding the Epstein matter.
03:04I have never had any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of his victims.
03:11I was never involved in any capacity.
03:16I was not a participant, was never on Epstein's plane and never visited his private island.
03:24I was not a witness of Epstein.
03:25I was not a witness.
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