First Lady Melania Trump is setting the record straight. In an unexpected statement from the White House, she blasted "lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein" and called on Congress to hold hearings allowing his victims to testify on Capitol Hill. Melania Trump says she did not meet Donald Trump through Jeffrey Epstein ZUMAPRESS.com : MEGA "I am not Epstein's victim," the first lady clarified, while pushing back against author Michael Wolff's claim that the late financier was responsible for introducing her to Donald Trump. "Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump," she said.