First Lady Melania Trump has taken a stand against false accusations linking her with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein. She has previously had to apologize to those who wrongly linked her with Epstein, including HarperCollins UK, the Daily Beast, and Democratic Party strategist James Carville. In a statement posted to the White House website, she stated that she had never been friends with Epstein or his associates, Ghislaine Maxwell, and had no knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of his victims. She also dismissed fake images and statements about her and Epstein, which have been circulating on social media for years, as completely false. She called for action from Congress to uncover the truth and for a public hearing to allow survivors to testify.