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华盛顿——当地时间周四，美国第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普发表讲话，否认自己与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦及吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦存在任何友谊或关联，并呼吁国会为爱泼斯坦的受害者举办公开听证会。
在白宫进行的时长六分钟的直播声明中，这是美国司法部披露大量爱泼斯坦相关记录后，第一夫人首次公开回应爱泼斯坦事件，并直接就此表态。第一夫人表示“现在是国会采取行动的时候了”。
“我呼吁国会为爱泼斯坦的受害女性举办一场专门围绕幸存者的公开听证会，”第一夫人在白宫对聚集的记者们说道。“为这些受害者提供机会，让她们能够在国会面前宣誓作证。如果她们愿意，每位女性都应该有机会在公开场合讲述自己的经历，随后她们的证词应被永久载入国会记录。唯有如此，我们才能得知真相。谢谢大家。”
目前尚不清楚第一夫人为何选择在周四发表这份声明，而非在相关记录披露后第一时间回应。特朗普夫妇与爱泼斯坦、麦克斯韦的旧照片早已公开，而司法部的邮件显示，第一夫人与麦克斯韦至少有过一次邮件往来。
梅拉尼娅·特朗普表示，爱泼斯坦并未介绍她认识唐纳德·特朗普，且司法部记录中披露的她与麦克斯韦之间的简短邮件往来不过是一次“礼貌的”“随意的”回复。
“我不是爱泼斯坦的受害者，”第一夫人说道。“爱泼斯坦从未介绍我认识唐纳德·特朗普。我与我的丈夫是在1998年纽约的一场派对上偶然相识的。我与丈夫的这次初次相遇在我的自传《梅拉尼娅》中有详细记载。我第一次与爱泼斯坦碰面是在2000年，当时我和唐纳德一同出席了一场活动。那时我从未见过爱泼斯坦，也对他的犯罪行为一无所知。多年来，社交媒体上一直流传着大量关于我和爱泼斯坦的虚假照片与言论。请谨慎看待你们所相信的内容。这些照片和故事完全是虚假的。”
“我从未知晓爱泼斯坦虐待他的受害者，”她补充道。“我从未以任何身份参与其中，也从未当过参与者。我从未登上过爱泼斯坦的私人飞机，也从未去过他的私人岛屿。”
Melania Trump denies relationship with Epstein, urges Congress to hold hearing with his victims
April 9, 2026 3:21 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington— First lady Melania Trump on Thursday delivered remarks denying any friendship or relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and she called on Congress to hold a public hearing with Epstein’s victims.
In a six-minute livestreamed statement from the White House, the first lady for the first time following the Justice Department’s release of troves of Epstein records publicly addressed the Epstein matter and directly. The first lady said “now is the time for Congress to act.”
“I call on Congress to provide the women who have been victimized by Epstein with a public hearing specifically centered around the survivors,” the first lady told a group of gathered reporters at the White House. “Give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress with the power of sworn testimony. Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public, if she wishes, and then her testimony should be permanently entered into the congressional record. Then and only then, we will have the truth. Thank you.”
It’s unclear why the first lady delivered her statement on Thursday, instead of immediately following the release of specific records. Old photos of the Trumps with Epstein and Maxwell have been publicly available, and the Justice Department emails revealed the first lady and Maxwell corresponded at least once over email.
Melania Trump said Epstein did not introduce her to Donald Trump, and the brief email exchange released in the DOJ records between her and Maxwell was merely a “polite,” “casual” reply.
“I am not Epstein’s victim,” the first lady said. “Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband by chance at a New York City party in 1998. This initial encounter with my husband is documented in detail in my book Melania. The first time I crossed paths with Epstein was in the year 2000 at an event Donald and I attended together. At the time, I had never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal undertakings. Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been circulating on social media for years now. Be cautious about what you believe. These images and stories are completely false.”
“I have never had any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of his victims,” she added. “I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant. Was never on Epstein’s plane. And never visited his private island.”
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